Monthly Archives: January 2010
Stallman tells AFBF: Farmers just aren’t going to take it anymore
SEATTLE, Wash. — In his annual keynote address Jan. 10, American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman issued a call to action to Farm...
Late corn harvest lifts prices, for now
URBANA, Ill. -- In the short run, another round of harvest delays has supported corn and soybean prices, and strong demand for corn for...
Futures market may be last hope for dying U.S. pork industry
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Bankruptcy is a terrible word, but one that indicates the pork industry is entering the "last leg down" in this...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Jan. 7, 2010
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least 'hazard a guess' as to its use).
Christmas Crow
My husband and I are polar opposites in many, if not most, ways. He is athletic. I have two left feet and no more...
Keep pasture management farm records
Another new year has arrived with the usual mix of interesting weather for livestock producers. As we begin our attempt to keep those New...
Take time to read your holiday cards
Now is the time to gather up all the beautiful, humorous, thoughtful, pictorial, etc. etc. greeting cards you've received since the holiday season began.Put...
What farmers, families were reading 60 years ago
I was just looking through the January 1950 issue of Farm Journal magazine (cover price: 20 cents), and here's what farmers and their wives...
Easy ways to resolve to make a difference in 2010
Now that the holiday season is history and life is getting back to normal, resolve to make a difference this year. Resolutions Here's a...
I coulda’ been a contender
Rare is the new year that begins without me wondering how I took a wrong turn on the road of life and became a...