Hazard A Guess: Week of April 10, 2008
Hello from Hazard!
Faithful Hazard-ite Joseph Betz of Library, Pa., was the only one to proffer a guess on Item No. 829.
He has something similar...
Stop ‘captive supplies’ in farm bill
Guest CommentaryBy George Chambers
BILLINGS, Mont. — My parents, wife and I are the fifth- and sixth-generation owners of 27 Cattle Co., in Carrollton, Ga....
Telephone Monster
My ringing telephone triggers a dread deep in my gut. I may be interrupting what I’m doing for no good reason. The people on...
Aunt Barbie: Forever missed, but never forgotten
There are losses of loved ones in our lives which time does not diminish. The pain of loss remains sharp; the joy of a...
Food fight: Who’s to blame?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many headlines about farming and food prices. “Food crisis,” declares a Washington Post editorial. “Why are global...
’Til death do us part
As you may have guessed, I’m pretty fond of the man I married. Crazy about him even. This does not, however, prevent me from...
Market Monitor: Welcome to the Jose Cuervo market
One thing grain markets have done the last few months is exhaust the supply of superlatives used to describe them. What do you use...
Dairymen, how do you measure up?
“How do I know if I am competitive?”
“How can I become more competitive?”
These were the questions from producers that led to the...
A sap shouting into the hurricane
Today’s barely functioning cash grain and livestock markets will soon be getting their price signals from the world’s largest single, for-profit, around-the-clock money, grain, meat and metals futures trading operation.
Hazard A Guess: Week of April 3, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
