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Corn, soybean exports may decline
URBANA, Ill. — Early USDA forecasts for the 2008-09 corn and soybean marketing year project substantial declines in U.S. exports from the record levels reached in the 2007-08 marketing year, said a University of Illinois marketing specialist. “The sharpest decline is projected for corn,” said Darrel Good. “With U.S. corn and soybean stocks expected to
Ohio hosts national Brown Swiss convention
The National Brown Swiss Convention was held in Canton, Ohio, July 5-8. Ohio and Pennsylvania farmers were recognized as top producers.
Truck transportation came a long way
A look back at the development of the Packard truck in the early 1900s.
Rains buoy Canfield Fair buyers
Rains didn’t wash away the fair spirit for winners and buyers at the Canfield Fair’s market livestock sales.
Dairy Channel: St. Paul was educational
Dairy expert Ernie Oelker presents a workshop at Headwaters of Conservation Conference.
Take it from Uncle Honey, take a nap once and a while
One part of every day on the southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth was inviolate: the noon nap; nearly everyone took one. We didn’t rest very long, just 30 minutes or so, because the farm work never rested long. The naps, however, were as integral a part of our farm routine as the big
My dad, my husband and coon hunting
Judith Sutherland recalls her father’s bewilderment in regard to her husband’s love of raccoon hunting.
Some still skeptical of beef checkoff changes
The Beef Checkoff Enhancement Working Group has signed a memorandum of understanding detailing enhancements to the national beef checkoff. Not all stakeholders, however, are in line with the proposed changes.
Limits to ethanol’s wild success exist
When biofuel promoters begin to extol the virtues of ethanol, it’s sometimes difficult to determine if their excitement is powered by corn-based fuel or corn-based liquor.
New puppy learns the ropes
Training a puppy again has been both fun and maddening for Judith Sutherland. But it’s been worth it.
