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Is sitting bad for your health? It might be worse than you think…
Think you’re healthy because you work out? Although your exercise regimen is good for your body, it may not be enough to counteract the negative effects of sitting.
Ethanol waiver gains more attention after decreased yield projections
Renewable Fuel Standard draws attention amid record crop prices, low supply.
Farm profits fell faster than Wall Street
When Wall Street stumbled, futures markets hit the floor.
PROGRESS: Garlic packs a strong profitability punch
SALEM, Ohio – Curried coconut shrimp, teriyaki steak wraps and stuffed portobello mushrooms. What’s similar? They all call for garlic, and as more cooks are adding it to their recipes, more farmers are adding it to their fields.
Cubs and cattlemen: Paying to lose
Chicago Cubs baseball fans and American cow-calf ranchers have two things in common. First, they can’t win for losing and, second, they pay heavily for the right to do just that. For example, on April 15, Tom Ricketts, chairman of the Cubs, announced plans to update the 99-year-old home of the team, Wrigley Field. The
Ethanol is win-win and win-lose
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Converting more corn into ethanol would be a high-octane boost to many, but not all, in the agriculture industry.
Crop profitability budgets for 2017
Crop input and return margins will depend on the crop, and your situation.
What they don’t tell you at graduation is what will matter most in life
For nearly four decades, my career path has found roots in the educational system. As a “baby boomer,” I have observed changing attitudes of the generations of students I have taught. With each, I have attempted to discover teaching methods that addressed the “so what” moment with an “aha” response. The graduation season is upon
Selecting the best optics, by the numbers
The spring migration of birds is a good time to buy or upgrade binoculars. That’s why I wrote a brief primer on binoculars about a year ago. I explained, for example, that every pair of binocular is described by two numbers, which are usually found on the center focus wheel. For example, 8×42 and 10×42
Early birds to watch in 2012
Last year on April 24, I wrote that ruby-throated hummingbirds were back early. This year they are setting new records for returning early. One of my favorite websites, www.hummingbirds.net (maintained by Lanny Chambers), follows hummers’ northward journey on the map that’s updated daily. Anyone can report their first hummers, and then all can monitor the
