Hazard A Guess: Week of Jan. 29, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Knee jerks and collateral damage
Biotechnology can feed the world, save lives, protect the environment, and improve human and animal health and welfare.
We all came together as Americans
Today's problems cannot be solved if we still think the way we thought when we created them."
-- Albert Einstein
All my life, my...
Old guard still reigns at USDA, even under Obama
Although Barack Obama has been president but a few days we can already say with certainty -- unlike before his inauguration -- he cannot...
New house people have problems, too
One of my many faults (and I surely have far too many to count in just one column) is I am a shallow person...
Nothing nice about snow and ice
Where is global warming when we need it? And what happened to a January thaw? I think bears have the right idea. In fact,...
Facts on the yellow-bellied sapsucker
To the uninitiated, the yellow-bellied sapsucker sounds like a mythical creature.
"Where is it in the field guide?" they ask. "Right next to the...
It’s time to evaluate your pastures
There is no time like the present to evaluate your pasture fields for damage from over grazing and weather related stress. While you are...
In cold, calves need nutrients to grow
No time like the present to talk about feeding calves in cold weather. While the feeder puts on more clothes to help them stay...
Volatility continues in grain markets
If there is one thing to talk about in the grain markets, it is volatility. Grains have traded over wide ranges in short periods...
