Market shifts to crop condition watch
With planting caught up, the traders on the Chicago Board of Trade are switching their attention to the condition of the crop. In recent...
Can agriculture save humanity?
Hunger, poverty and insecurity are at the core of global instability, but a 2008 World Bank report identified agriculture as the primary driver to abate hunger and reduce poverty.
FSA Andy for June 5
Hello again!
I’d like to discuss prevented planting and failed crops with you. It’s important to remember that you need to report prevented planted acreage...
Grads: Now education really begins
“Go the way the wind blows, but be sure to always hold on to your hat.”
— Bill Cosby
This is the season for...
High gas prices lead to summer crisis
A few years ago, I wrote a column about how that upcoming summer’s gas was predicted to top $3 per gallon. At the time...
Hazard A Guess: Week of June 5, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Phone rage rears its ugly head
I suppressed my telephone monster one morning when the woman caller incorrectly pronounced my daughter Josie's first name, "May I speak to Nina (Nee-nah)?"...
Hazard A Guess: Week of May 29, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Farm Finances 101: It’s not that hard
Own vs. owe. Two three-letter words and the last letter makes all the difference.
He’s too young to be stuck in the middle
Despite my repeated attempts to make them listen to reason, our otherwise excellent school district suffers one fatal flaw: They think that 10-year-olds belong in middle school.
