Beef checkoff to NCBA: Drop dead
In a toughly worded statement June 22, the executive committee of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, the group created by Congress to collect and oversee...
Consider your grazing management
I have written in the past about dealing with forage quality when it is raining every day and when we have been short on...
Don’t be driven to distraction
"Honk if you love Jesus. Text while driving if you want to meet Him." - Church sign.A car is a great way to get...
Crop questions, weak markets
Corn prices have plunged to new lows as uncertainty about the crop size has created volatility in the markets. Corn futures on the Chicago...
Landowners have responsibilities, too, when it comes to oil and gas leases
Could you use some extra money? There are few of us that can say no to that question. Landowners often consider selling minerals, timber,...
A lot to like about Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas
It's just a guess but I'd bet Blanche Lincoln, chair of the Senate's Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, would be a tough poker player.The...
It’s been a strange year for ruby-throated hummingbirds
Some observers report more birds than ever. Other ask why none have returned. My experience has been equally confounding. I saw my first hummer...
Market Monitor: Lack of insight, but not opinion
I was reminded this morning that when it comes to really knowing what is going on in the grain markets, I am as useless...
Time flies when you’re trippin’
My cousin and I started our "Two Trippin' Moms Adventures" when our children were very young. Bidding the daddies goodbye, we buckled in a...
What did children do for fun before video games?
Fireflies and foxfire . . . four-leaf clovers and bare feet . . water striders and pollywogs . . . baby rabbits and big...
