Monthly Archives: March 2013
Could we handle another big flood?
As I sit here writing this article, the weather has been less than pleasant. I watch it transition from rain to snow, to sleet,...
Loan programs for socially disadvantaged and beginning farmers
The Farm Service Agency has loan programs to assist members of socially disadvantaged groups and beginning farmers to finance agricultural enterprises. Under these designated...
Your program caused these problems
In the run-up to the Great Budget Sequester of 2013, a deeply indebted America once again learned what every American knows from birth: your...
Insurance for crops following a cover crop
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Producers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio who want to insure corn, sweet corn, popcorn, hybrid seed corn, processing pumpkins, soybeans,...
Your pastures took a beating last year, do they need some work now?
And ask neighbors not to throw clippings from shrubs over the fence. They could be poisonous.
As the last blasts of winter are covering our...
West Virginia State Fair queen chosen
CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- Nichole Greene was chosen from among nearly 90 contestants as Miss West Virginia Association of Fairs and Festivals at the...
CME group announces reduced grain and oilseed trading hours in response to customer outreach
CME Globex and floor hours to be reduced for both CBOT grain and oilseed and KCBT markets.
New apps help producers manage beef herds better
LINCOLN, Neb. — Two new University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension beef apps will help producers manage their beef cow herds better.
NUBeef-BCS and NUBeef-UTS are available...
American Shorthorn Association releases updated EPDs
OMAHA, Neb. — The American Shorthorn Association has released the updated EPDs for spring 2013, which includes traits for calving ease, performance and carcass.
The...
Hereford bull sells for $600,000; breaks world record
DUNLAP, Iowa — A Hereford bull 9 C Miles McKee 2103 ET 9 has set the world record, selling for $600,000.
Bred by Colyer Herefords,...
