Hearts gone wild
Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body....
Americans should spend more wisely
Editor:
The AIG outrage is only an extension of the outrage that has been foisted on the American taxpayer for years and years by...
Meadowbrook Farms collapses
A sudden surge of spring-like warmth put a hint of green in my backyard just in time for St. Patrick's Day. Whether the lovely...
Facts about the soybean checkoff
Editor:I'm writing today in regard to a recent Alan Guebert column regarding the soybean checkoff. As a long-time volunteer farmer involved with the soybean...
Tell a farmer ‘thank you.’ Today.
Above: Note from a Farm and Dairy reader
North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler was eating lunch with some staff members at a local restaurant...
Grain market rebound leads to USDA report
As we wait for the USDA Planting Intentions Report, which is due March 31, we are seeing bullish enthusiasm return to the markets.
What I didn’t know about cows
Never having lived with a cow, I know almost nothing about cows -- and I truly believe that unless you actually live with an...
Extending the grazing season backwards
By CHRIS PENROSEWhen we think of extending the grazing season, we usually think of how long we can go into the fall or winter...
The aggies to Obama: No!
Of the many talents Americans -- and especially American politicians -- have acquired in the last 25 years, coupling fact with fiction to create...
Alternatives for dealing with down cycle
Most dairy farm businesses are not cash flowing. Some may be if they priced first half milk production using futures or options contracts when...
