Yearly Archives: 2009
Our values have consequences
Editor:
In his book titled The Great Awakening, Jim Wallis relates the importance of integrity and accountability in doing what’s right and proper in finding...
FDA ignoring environmental and economic impacts of feed ban
WASHINGTON -- The National Cattlemen's Beef Association criticized the decision by the Food and Drug Administration to solicit public comments solely on delaying the...
Deere to lay off 160 workers at Des Moines shop
MOLINE, Ill. — Deere and Company will place 160 employees of the John Deere Des Moines Works on indefinite layoff later this month due...
Auction Roundup — Auctions bring higher than expected bids
- Charles Miller and Associates Auctioneers LLC of Shelby, Ohio, held an auction for the Larry Porter Trust in Crestline, Ohio, March 28.The auction...
Go digital, but leave a paper trail
I am an ironic dinosaur, career-wise. I began my writing on the Internet when I discovered, quite by happy accident, that some kind souls...
Future Grazier
Kyleigh, a future grazier, is only a little taller than the grazing stick distributed at a recent eastern Ohio grazing school. The stick is...
If we can hang on, ag outlook is solid because we ‘build things’
I love the 1990 fairy tale movie Pretty Woman that stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts (although I admit a prostitute is not standard...
Cowmunicators 101 was huge success
It began with a simple idea. It was then shared with American Dairy Association Mideast and they too saw merit in the concept. On...
Sandhill cranes perform a courtship to remember
The Platte River flows past Kearney, Neb., and in March it can be a cold, inhospitable place. It certainly was back in 1982. I...
To fix this mess, just fire them all
Only Wall Street bankers and Capitol Hill lawmakers can sport such a sorry record and still keep their jobs.
