Seed giant flexes its muscles
In late March, Monsanto Co. sent a “Dear Valued Customer” letter to most U.S. corn and soybean farmers.
The reason, wrote Jim Zimmer, Monsanto’s...
Non Insured Assistance Program deadline set
Hi again,
Another weekend of summer bites the dust.
It seems like only yesterday the children were getting out of school and the summer had...
Use your history to help build the future
Millie, Tillie, and Cindy; Zeller’s cow, Dick’s cow, and Wilford’s cow; Daisy, Penny and Ann.
These are the first 10 cows entered in a...
Didn’t summer just get started?
These poignant lyrics to a sweet melody — “Believe me if all those endearing young charms were to fade by tomorrow and melt in...
It’s reasonable: Our money, our rules
The news from Geneva July 29 that the World Trade Organization's Doha Round of global trade talks had "collapsed" hardly came as news to...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Aug. 7, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
There really are heroes in this world
There really are still heroes in the world.While most people talk about their plans for retirement with visions of sandy beaches and endless golf...
A Current Occurrence
(That title is an answer phrase just made for the daily Jumble puzzle.)I was out of bed early for a trip to the bathroom,...
Aged Mom, square head
You would think that with age would come wisdom. I mean isn't that the generally accepted trade-off here? I'm going to get all wrinkled...
Animal rightists, read no further
We should be able to agree that animal welfare is in society's best interest, and agriculture's best interest.
