Sandhill cranes perform a courtship to remember
The Platte River flows past Kearney, Neb., and in March it can be a cold, inhospitable place. It certainly was back in 1982. I...
To fix this mess, just fire them all
Only Wall Street bankers and Capitol Hill lawmakers can sport such a sorry record and still keep their jobs.
Grain markets higher after USDA reports
The USDA Prospective Plantings Report, followed by friendly export reports, have helped fuel some bullish enthusiasm for the grains.
Time marches on whether I like it or not
"Look not to the follies and pleasures of earth if you would inherit pure, heavenly mirth; but travel in righteousness, meekness and truth, and...
FSA Andy for April 9, 2009
Hello Again!Recently, producers received some good news concerning enrolling their farms in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election...
Seven steps to soothing your stress
Don't take anti-anxiety medication or a sleeping pill to 'chill out', there are alternative methods of managing and relieving stress:
Hazard A Guess: Week of April 2, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
You can’t pause and rewind life
If I had any doubt at all that modern life has made me soft and slack, all it took was my love affair with...
Maybe AIG ain’t great after all
More than 40 years ago, my father and his good friend, C. John, had a three-letter code they often tossed back and forth when...
Big report day, small reaction?
Farmers who were waiting for the Prospective Plantings Report to help the corn pricing decision are not likely to be happy.
