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Suburban farm saved from development
Owner and manager bring Mindale Farms to forefront of cattle and horse breeding.
Midwest flooding hits the grain market: Acreage not certain, but high prices are
URBANA, Ill. — While corn prices have moved sharply higher as production expectations were scaled back, it is still not clear how much rationing will be required during the 2008-2009 marketing year, said a University of Illinois Extension marketing specialist. “The USDA will release its annual acreage report on June 30. It may provide some
Harvest hopes now dominate market
Harvest thinking is dominating grain markets on the Chicago Board of Trade already. marlin Clark provides his input in this week’s grain report.
Davis automobiles had a short, but interesting, life
O.K., admit it; you’ve never heard of a Davis automobile. Well, neither had I until a visit to the National Truck Museum in Auburn, Ind., a couple years ago. After World War II, during which no new automobiles were built for civilian buyers, there was a huge hunger for new cars and many manufacturers gave
Taking a walk down memory lane in letters
Sam Moore shares a few of the letters farm women wrote to the editor of the August 1938 issue of The Farmer’s Wife.
Sticks, stones and sharp words
(Authors note: Names and locations have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent and any resemblance to anyone living or annoying is purely coincidental.
Gunning for the rural vote in November
Show me the contents of a person’s wallet and I’ll outline their life. My skinny wallet, for example, holds just two credit cards (likes convenience, hates consumer debt), a grocery store discount card (cheapskate), a driver’s license, voter’s registration card and fishing license (name, address, age, dull life) as well as a blood donor card (O Positive).
Farm and Food File: I must confess: I don’t have a clue
A furrowed brow and clenched teeth usually accompany the phrases “Officer, you’re right,” and “I don’t know.” The former hasn’t split my lips since, oh, probably 1974, but the latter is quickly becoming a staple of daily conversations with farmers and ranchers emailing or telephoning to ask how long today’s grain and land markets can
Proper harvesting and testing important to minimize vomitoxins in wheat
COLUMBUS — With wheat harvest now under way in Ohio, sampling and testing for vomitoxin in head scab-infected wheat is vital to prevent further losses and avoid potential health problems in humans and livestock. Pierce Paul, an Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist and small grains specialist, said that grain elevators will likely be testing
Start reducing costs of winter feed
Grazing expert tells you what to do now to prepare for winter feeding.
