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Ridin’ the Capitol Hill crazy train
After a 10-day cooling off period known as the Fourth of July recess, House and Senate members came back to steamy, hot Washington, D.C. July 9 to do exactly what most Americans expected them to do: Spew more steamy, hot bilge at each other. These folks are, after all, seasoned professionals when it comes to
Judith Sutherland: Papa was a farmer
“She would gather the eggs in her apron, studying each one, deciding whether this one was a keeper egg or one she would take to town to sell for pennies. Her husband, fortunately, was blessed with the patience of Job, remaining quiet as his wife pinched a nickel until it turned in to a dime.”
Autumn’s splendor restores my soul
Somehow a notice went out a week ago to all the blue jays in Illinois that the acorns on (what I think is) a shingle oak outside my office were ripe for the picking. Within hours, a dozen or more jays appeared in the tree’s top branches to pluck, shuck and consume the soft fruit
Kirkwood Farm weaves sheep and wool into successful business
Sheep and wool store go hand in hand for Wayne County couple.
Life’s journey is lovelier with dogs
“I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.” — Gilda Radner By JUDITH SUTHERLAND Farm and Dairy columnist Each day on this farm is a new gift, the best of which is enjoying my cast of characters — my dogs. My
NCBA agrees to pay back $217,000 to Beef Checkoff Program
A letter dated Jan. 7 was sent to the USDA outlining resolution between the CBB and the NCBA.
Hog producers begin to see the first signs of economic recovery
URBANA, Ill. — The magnitude of losses from pork production operations is declining and profits are expected to turn positive in the spring of 2010, according to Purdue University Extension Economist Chris Hurt. “On the supply side, the USDA’s Sept. 25 Hogs and Pigs report revealed slightly larger reductions in the herd than had been
Dairy Excel: Working together makes employee motivation a beneficial partnership
Bernie Erven says employees wanted to be motivated.
American beef worries gone, but mad-cow disease not forgotten
The economic impacts of the recent BSE scare will be around for a long time.
Disease threatens summer shade tree
This fungus and the disease it causes, Dutch elm disease, is one of the most devastating shade tree diseases in the United States, and the disease has not left Ohio unmarred.
