Grain markets are poised for a pop
USDA will release the Supply and Demand Report Wednesday, and, as usual, it represents an untimely truth for this grain market columnist.
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A new generation learns the hard way
Does the word "relief" bring anything special to your mind except a slogan for an anti-acid?Probably not, unless you grew up in the Great...
Just Hangerin’ Around
One hanger by itself goes were you direct it, stays put and serves you well, but group a pile of hangers together and they become unruly, tangle in a mess, and sometimes even bite when you try to break them apart.
Cap and trade: Show me the money
One of the basic rules of my incredibly successful one-dog, two-ink pen operation is that if the government wants to give some of my...
Mega Movie Manliness 101
Twilight movie mega-star Robert Pattinson, asked about his equally famous hair, revealed, "I don't have much of a sense of personal hygiene or styling...
Now may be the perfect time to re-evaluate operation and your goals
This past week, I taught a session at the state Soil and Water Conservation District Summer Supervisors' School. The session was an overview of...
Taking the job seriously
Hello Again!
After you read this week's FSA Andy, you will realize that the author of this weekly column changes with the passing of every...
Bass: Fighting fish that are just plain fun to catch
Any ichthyologist knows that largemouth bass and smallmouth bass are not members of the bass family. The fish competitive anglers seek are actually large members of the sunfish family.
Reality check: We need large farms
Farming doesn't need to be just small or large, just organic or conventional, just black or white. There's room at the table for all. But unless we face the agricultural realities, there might not be any food on that table.
‘Pippi’ makes everything less scary
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a...
