Grain markets hang onto highs
Grain markets continue to confound observers, as new highs keep flowing as combines keep rolling. Corn, soybeans and wheat have all made new highs...
Proposed GIPSA rules may be a good thing for packers in future
If you only quote the Amen Corner, the only reply you’ll ever hear is “Hallelujah!”And so it was in late October when yet another...
Ask FSA Andy: Sometimes USDA wheels turn exceedingly slow
Hello Again.“Hurry up and wait.” I can still remember my dad, a World War II Navy veteran, mumbling that phrase whenever he was dealing...
Halloween memories last a lifetime
“Use it up; wear it out; make it do; do without. Host a harvest party to the harvest moon, use up apples in a...
Forage analysis saves farmers money
Testing the nutrient value of forage is a valuable tool that can be utilized to balance livestock rations. Guessing the nutrient content of a...
Elusive bull elk gets hunt started
If there had been a couple rows of letters above his image, the distant bull elk would have illustrated the cover of any respectable...
Remarkably, electric clocks predated home wiring
If you told most Americans living today that at one time people had to actually wind their clocks and watches by hand, they'd probably...
Fencing ideal for averting garden pests
Fences. They not only make good neighbors, but they also make excellent protectors for your garden or small crop that is less than one...
Preparing meals back in the old days
Once upon a time -- all children's stories began this way, in our childhood times my sister always labeled "in older days" -- there...
Crafting memories
I grew up with a mother who wasn’t terribly crafty, but come Halloween would dutifully create my Halloween costume with her own two hands....
