Yearly Archives: 2014
Crop insurance: Flawed and fixable
Federally subsidized crop insurance is the elephant in the Farm Bill pantry and anyone who had any role in pushing the law through the zoo called Congress knows it.
Year-end and farm business considerations
End of another year means its time to analyze your farm business decisions.
The case of the missing keys
The nice thing about marriage is that you have sort of a built in failsafe for those days when even though you love them, you really don’t LIKE your spouse very much.
Make the birds an all-season peanut butter treat
With cold weather upon us, here's a recipe for the birds.
Propane: No one wants another 2014
A propane shortage last January left agriculture producers and home consumers scrambling to keep their home warm in one of the coldest winters in recent history.
Cow escapes from Idaho butcher shop, leads to police chase
The 1,000 pound cow was considered a safety hazard after it caused damage to several vehicles and almost caused minor traffic accidents.
United Producers agrees to pay GIPSA penalty
United Producers will pay $500 to settle with GIPSA.
Operations suspended at Schwan Grain
Farmers who are owed money for grain deposits with Schwan Grain should call ODA’s Grain Warehouse Section at 614-728-6410.
House blasts beef checkoff proposal
A month’s worth of online public comments on USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack’s proposed implementation of a second beef checkoff program closed Dec. 10, three days before House and Senate passage of 2015 funding legislation. But that didn’t stop legislators from weighing in on the matter.
Chris Kick — Dec. 17, 2014
Former Farm and Dairy reporter Chris Kick had some success in early December 2014 by bagging this 6-point buck.
