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Teacher’s death the birth of an angel
The above quote has circulated for several years now, and each time I read it, I feel, once again, it serves as a great reminder to us to live each day as though it could be our last.
Deleting 2006, one e-mail at a time
The move from the big house to the smaller home a year ago brought a pint-sized office, three dozen banker boxes to replace nine, overfilled filing cabinets and a new, tiny-by-comparison work desk.
History indicates fuel prices will drop
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Gasoline and diesel prices are high and probably will remain so for several years. But give them time and pump prices will come down, said Ray Massey, a University of Missouri Extension agricultural economist.
2016 U.S. ethanol exports reach second-highest level on record
The United States exported more than 1 billion gallons (68,000 barrels per day) of fuel ethanol in 2016, an increase of 26 percent from levels in 2015.
February, praying for freezing days
Old time farmers always said that in February, it thaws a little each day. It is music to my ears now, but as a kid, February was a really great month to be frozen over.
A life of hostas
More than 1,800 varieties of hostas with shades of greens and whites and yellows, some with leaves as big as elephant ears, are grown by Pete and Jean Ruh at their Geauga County home.
Dairy consumption jumps to levels not seen since 1950s
The USDA’s annual report on per-capita U.S. dairy consumption saw an emphatic rise in domestic dairy demand, jumping to levels not seen since before 1960.
Ohio’s corn, bean yields set records
WASHINGTON – Ohio’s 2004 average corn yield is estimated at 158 bushels per acre, two bushels above the previous state record of 156 set in 2003.
Lackluster grain markets trade weak news
The next real grain market news does not come until the March 31 USDA Planting Intentions Report. Currently we think that the acres will be several million below the planting of last year. Now comes the guessing.
N.Y. continues to open new markets for agricultural economy
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said farmers in New York set a sales record in 2013, with $5.68 billion in cash receipts — more than $1 billion more than three years earlier.
