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Cattle prices to move past seasonal highs and continue to climb in 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Cattle prices have had a run to the up side, with finished steers reaching the low $120s per hundredweight in early April. Now, there are signs that those lofty prices will not be maintained into the spring and summer, said Chris Hurt, a Purdue University Extension economist. “It is the strength
House Committe on Agriculture hears proposals from dairy industry coalition
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Dairy Policy Action Coalition, a nationwide, farmer-led grassroots voice, met Jan. 25 with leadership and professional staff of the House Committee on Agriculture. The five dairy farmers who traveled to Washington D.C. from Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Indiana, and Minnesota, learned that the Committee is “keeping their minds and doors open,” and
Safety Engineers urge tractor safety
DES PLAINES, Ill. — There is a way to prevent injuries and fatalities on the farm and save millions of dollars notes the American Society of Safety Engineers‘ Agricultural Branch administrator Michael Wolf. Tractor rollovers are the single deadliest type of injury incident on farms and it is reported that of the 4.7 million tractors
Certified Angus Beef still building on its success
From a small-town ranch in Ohio to markets abroad, Certified Angus Beef has left its mark on American meat.
A little teamwork goes a long way
“Until that time, he hadn’t given money much thought. They’d never had much, but neither had anyone else they knew.
Getting the worst job in Washington
Even before Ann Veneman quietly submitted her resignation as secretary of agriculture Nov. 12, the Washington grapevine hung heavy with a long list of likely replacements.
Why you need a chief financial officer
Financial management of dairy farms is one of the biggest challenges of today’s managers.
Like raising heifers and spreading manure on the far-away fields, financial management often gets relegated to the bottom of the to-do list.
Dairy Excel: Buy/sell agreements are smooth business transition
Even farm business owners need to consider how their operations will continue in their absence, or when they want to retire.
Designer dreams derail the happy home
Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt rationalizes about the state of her kitchen.
In camera collecting Kodak is king.
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about some of the cameras of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when Kodak meant camera.
