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Mules have many good attributes, but don’t leave them behind
Western packers (wranglers and cowboys who move gear on the backs of sturdy animals) love a good mule and it’s easy to see why. A creation of planned outcross breeding, a mule is the result of crossing a mare and a donkey; and a mule, typically anyways, is a fine beast of burden indeed. Mules
Kasich order revamps wild animal inspections
Executive order calls for humane societies, state and local entities to crack down on exotic animal housing and care.
Sliced or diced, baloney is baloney
Rupert Murdoch came before a House of Commons committee investigating the misdeeds of his company’s British newspapers with his heart on his sleeve. He called the day of his testimony, July 19, “the most humble day of my life.” Humbling or not, he left the hearing unbowed. Explanation Murdoch’s explanation of what his firm’s reporters
Some regulations to keep in mind before riding into the water in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Kayaks, canoes, inflatable rafts and paddleboards are increasing in popularity with the summer heat. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is reminding operators of these watercraft that it is important to know what safety equipment and regulations apply. “Currently, unpowered boats are not required to be registered, unless they are being
Big shake up in eastern corn markets
The shutdown of Bionol, the ethanol plant in Clearfield, Pa., has thrown a monkey wrench into grain marketing in the East currently. A plant that uses 100,000 bushels of corn a day is certainly the 600-pound gorilla in local markets. Producers, elevators and traders are scrambling to work out the problems the shutdown creates. The
2011 crop planting progress is slow, confusing
When the weather broke, U.S. farmers did what they are good at doing, which is running day and night when they can, and sleeping next winter. The results were mixed, and a little confusing to the markets.
The circus comes to town
As has been noted here before, most journalists get into the writing game because they cannot do math. I don’t mean the hard stuff like differential equations; I mean the incredibly hard stuff like subtraction and division. Math-challenged as we ink blots might be, we are Nobel Laureates compared to the sausage grinders on Capitol
Thrown by the ‘urban cowboy’ grain market
We in the grain business are hanging on with both hands to the mechanical bull market. It goes up, it goes down, and it eventually throws you off on your face.
Dairy price stabilization introduced to Congress
WOOSTER, Ohio — A bill designed to stabilize dairy prices and control the growth of dairy farms that want to expand has officially been introduced to Congress. Known as the Dairy Price Stabilization Act — the legislation is a hybridization of plans by Holstein Association USA, Milk Producers Council of California, and many others concerned
HSUS brings message to 4-H’ers
I dislike the calculating move by HSUS to target 4-H youth with its subtle anti-animal agriculture message.
