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Keep an eye on $40 billion potash pie
American farmers hardly noticed when, in mid-August, news broke that Australian-based BHP Billiton was willing to pay nearly $40 billion for the world’s largest fertilizer producer, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. The disinterest was honest; after all, who was BHP Billiton and what did it want with a Canadian fertilizer firm in the steady, if
Horse book will change your views on how the west was won
Surely, every American over 18 and possibly a few younger — I have no idea how American history is taught these days — has heard of the Battle of the Little Bighorn June 25, 1876, and of the Seventh Cavalry’s golden-haired leader, Gen. George Armstrong Custer. The massacre of Custer’s forces and their horses and
Infidelity is not an oops
Upon ironclad confirmation that superstar golfer Tiger Woods had engaged in a pattern of marital infidelity of such scope, breadth and sheer numbers that one wonders how he ever found time to tee off, Tiger’s mother (and later Tiger himself) would say only that he “made one mistake.” Award winning Hollywood actress Sandra Bullock’s husband,
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Dec. 3, 2009
ALBANY, Ohio — On Nov. 19, the Alexander FFA chapter attended and competed in the sub district Parliamentary Procedure CDE. The Alexander team consisted of Kim Holcomb-president, Jacob Smith-vice president, Jessie Sinclair-secretary, Noelle Eveland-treasurer, Whitney Mullins-reporter, Ethan Syaers-student adviser, Ben Smith-sentinel, and Lyman Kennedy, Adam Turner and Courtney Keefer as members. The competition was held
Accumulated numbers we love
As many Eastern Cornbelt farmers nervously estimate just how many frost-free days (weeks?) they’ll yet need to bin an almost certain to-be-late harvest, it’s time for me to sweep my bins — or at least this 150 foot-square office — of some numbers that have accumulated over the summer. For example, agriculture has a huge
Take free trade — please
When the international trade portion of your resume is as thin as Ron Kirk’s — you do remember that Kirk, the former mayor of Dallas, is now U.S. Trade Representative, don’t you? — it’s likely you’d stress personal ideals over professional accomplishments when talking about your new job. Kirk did just that in a May
Jefferson County Junior Fair Auction Results
Find out who topped the livestock competitions and see if you’re in a slideshow of photos taken at this year’s Jefferson County Fair.
Pa. youth win big at Keystone Classic
BUTLER, Pa. — The Northwest Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association sponsored the annual Keystone Junior Beef Classic May 24-25 at the Butler Fairgrounds. Over 100 youth exhibited their beef cattle. Exhibitors came from Maryland, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to compete for prizes. Breeds included Angus, Hereford, Limousin, Maine-Anjou, Shorthorn, Simmental, and crossbred. Overall, 76 breeding stock
South Korea lifts ban on U.S. beef
South Korea agreed April 18 to lift its ban on U.S. beef, an action that should allow the U.S.-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement to move forward.
Government playing the patsy again
If either you or I get in a high-stakes poker game and we lose our shirts, an absolute certain bet is that the government will not bail us out.
