Nature books make great holiday gifts
I've got a bookshelf of titles to recommend as holiday gifts this year, so each gets just a thumbnail description.Suffice to say, if it's...
Thrown by the ‘urban cowboy’ grain market
We in the grain business are hanging on with both hands to the mechanical bull market. It goes up, it goes down, and it eventually throws you off on your face.
Gas drilling poisoning people, pets and the planet
Editor:It makes me scared, sad and sick that local land owners are signing away their mineral rights to gas drilling companies that were “granted...
How will supply management affect the dairy industry?
Editor:Will more government intervention solve the volatility and low profit margins dairy farmers recently experienced? As I review the Foundation for the Future and...
FSA Andy: Guaranteed loans assist farmers and ag lenders
Hello again!The Farm Service Agency has a guaranteed loan program available to assist farmers and agricultural lenders. The guaranteed loans are made by a...
Honoring a friend is worth trek to Dyersville, Iowa
Many years ago, not long after I got into the “Rusty Iron” hobby, I began to attend the annual show put on by the...
Toting the line on clutter control
Call them bins, boxes, or totes but those plastic coffins designed to "out of sight / out of mind" our unused personal possessions are...
Winter management strategies are key to protecting sod base paddocks
In our Pasture For Profit grazing schools we talk about pasture management in terms of keeping pasture plants actively growing and matching livestock nutrient...
Dairy farm management retreat useful for current and future generations
With harvest completed for many and winding down for others, there seems to be more time this fall than in recent years to accomplish...
Warm November day brings touch of spring
This is a day for which I am grateful, and a way to offer a gracious nod to November. The day started with the...
