FSA Andy for Dec. 25, 2008
Hello Again!As we celebrate Christmas, I always reflect back, not only on this year, but on those gone by. I am so thankful for...
Enjoy the memories of Christmas past
"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care in hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there." As the years have rolled...
Time for some good news
Editor:On the way back from the mailbox to retrieve the newspaper, I was struck by what seemed like the 30th bad news headline in...
Illegal hunting laws need enforced
Editor:
I have never written or responded to a letter to the editor of any publication. However, I felt compelled to do so upon reading...
Infectious Diseases Society of America is inaccurate
Editor:I would like to point out several inaccuracies and distortions in the recent press release from the Infectious Diseases Society of America that was...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Dec. 18, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Seeing Red at Christmas
Am I irate and red hot because of a bad shopping experience, standing in a long check out line or coping with a rude...
Deer season, not dog season
Editor:Lyle, our 2-1/2 year old black Lab, was shot and killed by a deer hunter on our farm the second day of gun season,...
Reinvigorating the ‘American Way’
Our challenge -- and the challenge of saving the American Way -- is for Business, Labor, Agriculture and Consumers to stop pointing fingers and work together for the common good.
Credit crunch crunching markets
If recent conversations with elevator managers and farmers are even slightly predictive, it's gonna be a long, cold winter in corn and soybean country...
