Monthly Archives: August 2008
Survey says consumers back farmers and biodiesel production
ST. LOUIS -- A recent nationwide survey conducted by the United Soybean Board and soybean checkoff revealed that U.S. consumers strongly back U.S. soybean...
U.S. farm expenses reached record $260 billion in 2007
WASHINGTON -- It's not the record most farmers want to set. The rising cost of fuel and other products drove U.S. farm production expenditures...
Ohio fields clear of soybean rust
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — No soybean rust pustules have been found in the Midwest, including Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri, according to university...
Antique Fun
It was a good day for a drive at the Stark Antique Power Equipment Show July 20. Chris Kocher of Wooster, Ohio, (left) on...
It’s reasonable: Our money, our rules
The news from Geneva July 29 that the World Trade Organization's Doha Round of global trade talks had "collapsed" hardly came as news to...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Aug. 7, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
There really are heroes in this world
There really are still heroes in the world.While most people talk about their plans for retirement with visions of sandy beaches and endless golf...
A Current Occurrence
(That title is an answer phrase just made for the daily Jumble puzzle.)I was out of bed early for a trip to the bathroom,...
Aged Mom, square head
You would think that with age would come wisdom. I mean isn't that the generally accepted trade-off here? I'm going to get all wrinkled...
Animal rightists, read no further
We should be able to agree that animal welfare is in society's best interest, and agriculture's best interest.
