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...
Reader agrees with taking more responsibility
Editor:
In Terry Crock’s recent letter, Yes, we need change: It’s called personal responsibility, he spoke of the change we need as taking greater personal...
Review resources available for livestock
As the lazy, hazy days of summer have been replaced by Jack Frost and thoughts of sugar plums dancing in our heads, our farm...
Giving a Fig (and Getting One)
I've always liked fig bar cookies but I never thought much about the seedy fruit wrapped inside them till just four years ago. We...
Report bounce holds grain commodities market higher
There is nothing in the grain commodity markets to indicate a return to what we now know are high prices.
HSM empire costs parents plenty
We, as human beings, tend to have a penchant for things that are bad for us. Twinkies, camping and advertisements for any food product...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Nov. 6, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Yes, we need change: It’s called personal responsibility
Editor:Nearly 50 years ago on a cold January day in 1961, John F. Kennedy challenged Americans in his inaugural address to "Ask not what...
Get obsessed and practice success
Donald Trump is obsessed with real estate. Howard Hughes was obsessed with aircraft. Calvin Klein was obsessed with fashion. Bobby Fischer was obsessed with...
