Hazard A Guess: Week of July 2, 2009
Item No. 866
Hello from Hazard!More readers wrote or e-mailed to say they knew that Item No. 866 was an early push rotary lawn mower:...
Grade school graduation just the beginning
Ah June — the hum of valedictory speeches is in the air and mortarboards take flight. We have been invited to celebrate this auspicious...
Flexible Cash Lease Calculator decision aid at OSU farm management
Now, more than ever, big swings in crop prices and input costs points toward negotiating some flexibility in cash leases for farmland. “Volatile” and...
FSA Andy for July 2, 2009
Hello Again!Here I sit, it's Friday afternoon and I'm trying to figure out what to write for this article. FSA stuff can be a...
Recommended summer reading
Whether you're planning a stay-cation in the backyard or a getaway to the shore or mountains this summer, a good book makes a great...
We are blessed to live in rural America
"Fireworks bring us together to celebrate all that we have, our many gifts as a free nation." -- Pearl Tinus, 1955
No matter how...
Water wars will impact us all
California is embroiled in a hot issue that affects agriculture, as well as everyday living -- an issue that will affects us all sooner or later. Water.
Squaring Away the Holiday
A summer buffet would not be considered a true hoedown without dancing. Just what is a "hoedown"? Webster dictionary says, "hoedown (ho'doun') noun
1. a...
You want funny? I’ll give you funny
All truth passes through three stages, German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once explained. "First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is...
Hoping for a hat rack grain market
Tuesday's market (June 30), we're in a "hat rack" market -- we're looking look for some kind of market news to "hang our hat on."
