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World Dairy Expo hosts six successful breed sales

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

MADISON, Wis. — Throughout the week of the World Dairy Expo, five breed sales were held. The sales kicked off with the Top of the World Jersey sale, which sold 30 lots and averaged $3,315.

An anniversary I’d rather not celebrate

Thursday, October 13, 2011

This is anniversary month. It will not be celebrated or even observed. Don’t anyone dare to wish me happy anniversary! It was one year ago on Oct. 3 that a tumble — more like falling off a cliff — from my high bed in the middle of the night, changed the course of what is

In tough job market, teens should consider volunteering to build skills

Thursday, July 21, 2011

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Teens who expected to land a summer job are coming up empty handed. “The jobs, which often involved the service sector at restaurants, recreational sites and resorts, aren’t there,” said Elaine Johannes, K-State Research and Extension youth development specialist, who cited an April research report from the Center for Labor Market Studies

Farm and Food File: Partisan politics hurts legislation

Thursday, June 30, 2011

The mid-June Congressional action on ag programs seems to confirm why Washington D.C.’s streets feature roundabout upon roundabout: moving left or right — a big deal on Capitol Hill now — usually lands you back where you started.

Dairy coalition group making positive strides for farmers

Monday, March 28, 2011

It’s based in Pa. and Ohio, but its mission is being taken to Washington and beyond.

OLCSB swine committee recommends stall-free by 2025

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Swine subcommittee trying to even the playing field, no new stall-based facilities after 2025

Embracing my inner grouch

Thursday, January 28, 2010

You hear all the time about embracing your inner child, but what if what you have is less an inner 8-year-old and more an inner 80-year-old? So to speak I was kind of mature even as a kid, downright stodgy even. Take grammar for instance. There is an attempt by “kids these days” to embrace

A new generation learns the hard way

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Does the word “relief” bring anything special to your mind except a slogan for an anti-acid? Probably not, unless you grew up in the Great Depression, and there are getting to be fewer of us as the years fly by. “Relief” was a government program to assist jobless families whose savings were gone, whose homes

Recommended summer reading

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Whether you’re planning a stay-cation in the backyard or a getaway to the shore or mountains this summer, a good book makes a great companion. Here are a few titles you might enjoy as you settle into a favorite reading chair. – Birdsong by the Seasons: A Year of Listening to Birds by Donald Kroodsma

USDA takes next step toward COOL

Monday, August 4, 2008

SALEM, Ohio — Like it or not, mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) is coming your way. The USDA issued its interim final rule for the program July 29, which leaves time for public comment toward the program’s final operation, but allows COOL to go into effect, as planned, Sept. 30. Covered. COOL, which has