FSA Andy for Nov. 20, 2008
Hello again, friends!
Hang onto your hats! Sign-up for the 2009 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program is still under construction.
Forms have not been completed for the...
Feeling Fall
Sun warmth makes a welcome friend in spring, highly acceptable after the dreary chill of winter months. Sun warmth becomes a dear prize in...
Time to re-examine, re-invent
One of the more astute observations on the role of government in farm policy ever uttered was offered by then-congressman, later (from 1991-93) secretary...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Nov. 13, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
It’s a relief hard-fought election is over
For those who are relieved this presidential election is over, I write this column. President-elect Barack Obama was born the year John F. Kennedy...
You want a farm future? Speak out
Farmers can't assume their story is going to get out there if they don't tell it, because it won't.
Priorities are set in feet — and yards
It has come to my attention that when I shared a photo of our head dog, Ace, with my blog readers recently, I may...
Be on the lookout for kinglets this time of year
November is usually a dismal month, thanks to cooler temperatures, gray skies, rain and mud. But not this year. The first week of...
Grain markets: Looking for Mr. Goodtrend
Watching the grain markets these days is like watching that optimistic kid digging through that pile of manure: There must be a pony in...
FSA Andy for Nov. 13, 2008
Hello again, friends!
The 2008 Farm Bill is bringing changes to our 2009 farm plans just as the changing weather is bringing changes to our...
