Delayed planting dominates markets
Rain patterns across the Midwest have seriously delayed plantings, and have jerked around markets.
Friends wanted for playdates and coffee
Paris Hilton needs a new best friend. Nicole Richie, former faithful sidekick, has gone and selfishly had a baby. So what’s a celebrity to...
Limiting feeding heifers is possible
Limit feeding heifers. Sounds like a plan when feed ingredient prices are soaring out of sight. Less feed, less cost, right? Maybe, maybe not....
What comes across the editor’s desk
What you never read in the mainstream press.
‘Bloated’ farm bill on shaky ground
Since 1981, when I picked up my first pen, paper and paycheck as a journalist, six farm bills have come and gone. With them...
It’s a great time to live on a farm
I can think of nothing better than living the farm life, and it becomes especially clear during the month of May. This morning's walk...
FSA Andy for May 8
Hello again!
Looks like farmers in the area are getting some field work done — in between rains, that is.
While you’re out there working...
Hazard A Guess: Week of May 1, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Big move is really no big deal
April 28, corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade were up nearly 23 cents, the soybeans were down 42 and a fraction, and the wheat futures were up more than 25 cents.
There are all kinds and sizes of farms
What makes a farm a farm?
Now, I’m not talking “official” terms, like what the Agricultural Census Bureau would say. I’m talking about what the...
