When the party’s over
My son, at 12, is no longer a willing wearer of a pointy party hat. He has no need for noisemakers. No yen for...
Corn leads grain markets higher
For the first time in a long time, corn has had days as the leading grain on the Chicago Board of Trade. That is...
If you love your cat, you’ll keep him indoors
Readers often ask if it's possible to love both wild birds and cats. My answer is "yes." But I always add that, "Cats make...
Hot Weather Meals: Give Them a Toss
If there's one food that really captures the essence of summer, it's salad. All kinds of beautiful, ripe produce are overflowing from gardens and...
Dairymen crying over spilled milk prices
Maybe this is what Willie and Waylon were thinking when they warned American “mommas” to not let their “babies to grow up to be...
FSA Andy for July 23, 2009
Hello Again!This week I'm going to reissue/revise a previous article I wrote. Amazingly enough, the same issues I wrote about two years ago are...
The noise level around us keeps rising
All through the night, especially during those nights when sleep isn't quite sleep but a semi-consciousness, sirens wail. The emergency room of a huge...
Think about how to tell your story
In early June I had the opportunity to attend a three-day farm management in-service training in Omaha, Neb. After sitting in meetings for two...
This year’s waterfowl survey is all good news
The results of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's 2009 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey are in, and the news is good. The...
Hazard A Guess: Week of July 23, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least 'hazard a guess' as to its use).
