Rain markets break from highs
Prices on the Chicago Board of Trade have broken sharply on the overnight trading going into Tuesday morning (Aug. 24), as this is written....
Beef conference was positive
Editor:
There seems to be a great deal of commentary about what took place during the Cattle Industry Summer Conference and about what National Cattlemen's...
Reader: Politicians are parasites
Editor:
Election time is just over the horizon, and the political candidates are busy promising us everything under the sun. Promises they could keep, but...
Reader: Dividend tax is unjust
Editor:
A friend asked me recently, "Did you know that there are more pages in the U.S. Tax Code than there are pages in all...
Solving the mystery of what causes bald cardinals
Nancy Kincaid of Charleston, W.Va. writes, "My husband and I feed birds and squirrels in our backyard, and we have a special male cardinal...
Where do you find your information?
Take another look at your cattle. Get out your records and take a deeper look. You think they're the right kind, but you may...
Fledgling tractor and draft horse show a success
In this day and age, many of the old established steam and tractor shows are struggling with declining attendance and, in some cases, the...
Conservation Reserve Program deadline of Aug. 27 is sneaking up
Hello again!Decision, decisions, decisions. Something we must make every moment of every day. Right now I am trying to decide how to write an...
Employee satisfaction key to success
I cannot believe how fast the summer of 2010 has passed. As the days become shorter and corn silage harvest begins, each of us...
Program helps plant cover crops
Locally led conservation programs -- they're what Soil and Water Conservation District supervisors dedicate their time and talents to. SWCDs are governed by five...
