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Texas drought blamed for cotton losses
KINGSVILLE, Texas — For the first time in over a century, a severe South Texas drought has claimed the entire cotton production of Kleberg County, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. Historic “Since the founding of Kingsville in 1904, not a single pound of cotton was produced this year in Kleberg County, which includes
Test well water annually, especially if you have children, to make sure it’s safe
BETHESDA, Md. — Private well water should be tested yearly, and in some cases more often, according to new guidance offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, took a lead role in working with the academy to develop these
The grain market hemorrhage continues
The market used to be bleeding lower. The bleeding became a massive hemorrhage yesterday, Oct. 6, on the Chicago Board of Trade as the commodities were all down sharply, with corn and beans down the limit. With corn down 30 cents to 4.24 December futures yesterday, and with the soybeans down 70 at 9.22, we
Making farmland preservation work
The screen in the darkened room showed a rural road now bordered on the left by new homes. “I used to farm this,” said Knox County’s Tim Norris as he flipped to the next slide.
You think your fuel bill is high!
It’s like a game. If I put only $10 in the gas tank, maybe prices will go down tomorrow (which is about how long $10 lasts and I have to stop at the gas station again).
Foodservice giant: Save the farmers
When Rick Schnieders was 10, his first job was bagging potatoes at his father’s small grocery store in Iowa.
Bush and Kerry come a-courtin’
As November’s election nears, U.S. presidential candidates are criss-crossing the country to woo rural America, particularly Ohio.
Hearth to Heart: Mission Accomplished?
Three steps higher than the rest of our church’s sanctuary, Carol and I noted how much hotter the air felt in just that slightly elevated area where we took our turn as elders during our Sunday worship service.
How The Cookie Crumbles
Cookies aren’t going away anytime soon since they are firmly baked into our culture. According to one food historian, “[They] mean mother, and milk, and tea.
Thistles Again
Thistles bring beauty to the back yard of Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb.
