In the nearly 10 years since I retired, I have worked to peel away the shell that built up around my heart during nearly 50 years of dealing with the public. Many jobs require an element of treating nasty people with a smile, and that can lead to a calloused heart.
The U.S. Supreme Court got something right (for a change) when they ruled that California can refuse to buy pork from another state if such pork is not raised to their demands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Scott Hays, a fifth-generation pork producer from Missouri and President of the National Pork Producers Council, testified before the House Committee on Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry as part of its hearing on “A Review of Animal Agriculture Sta…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On May 17, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Todd Wilkinson testified before the House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry at a hearing titled “A Review of Animal Agriculture Stakeholder Priorities.”
Mowing. It may be last on your to-do list, but the grass is relentless, especially after the moisture- rich winter the upper Midwest has experienced.
A survey of 2,000 Americans, who represent a sample of the U.S. population that opted to respond to a national poll, indicated that spiritual fulfillment may be the key to happiness. The poll was conducted in November 2022 by the market research company One Poll.
Kent Shannon works as a precision agriculture and technology specialist with the University of Missouri Extension.
The problem with land transition in the current marketplace is the amount of subsidization required for land purchases and the limited number of individuals who have the means to purchase the land at market value.
Josh McCann, who joined the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign in 2016, grew up in Georgia and Virginia on small family farms. He earned both his animal science-related degrees in Texas and his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois.
As a 10-year-old boy, I enjoyed major league baseball. Sitting on the living room floor in front of the massive console television with a small, snowy 17-inch picture, I watched the baseball greats of the day — Mantle, Berra, Musial, Aaron, Banks, Maris, Williams.
Spring is an exciting time of year. As the days get longer and warmer, we feel a sense of renewal and revitalization. Our students are anticipating the end of the school year, outdoor activities are in full swing, the smell of freshly mowed grass and backyard grills begin to permeate the air…
A new Farm Bill is being developed by legislators in the House and Senate, along with input from lobbyists and the Biden administration. The current 2018 Farm Bill expires at the end of 2023.
Been running the planter tractor over the past couple of weeks or so? How fast were you putting seed in the ground — 8-, 10-mph, higher? Remember just a few years back your knuckles would turn white just bumping the speed up to 6 mph.
Mitigating issues before they become conflict is an important step in keeping land in your family. The instance of conflict has risen at an increasing rate in the last few years.
I am not a follower of Eastern religions, but there is an element of Buddhism in which I believe. It’s a phenomenon called “karma.”
Although stratospheric fertilizer prices have fallen back to earth over the past few months, the cost of N-P-K is still at historic highs. Seed prices also continue to defy gravity — where $400 a bag for today’s hybrids has become as commonplace as $3 eggs.
If you have spent time with young people working in agriculture, be it through FFA, 4-H or your own family, you probably came away feeling pretty good about the future of farming. That is certainly true for Gary Stripe in Garden Grove, Iowa, who is proud to have two grandsons, ages 19 and 15…
In the early years of my childhood home, my parents regularly conversed in Low German as did my grandparents and many other relatives. Their Low German was from East Friesland, and in that dialect it is called “plat duuts” (pronounced “plot doots”).
Sue watched as the sun flowed in the bedroom window illuminating the wall on the far side of the room. With the arrival of spring, there was a certain amount of excitement and anticipation of another new year.
The State Journal on March 15 reported that legislative Republicans tried to introduce a bill that would give women even fewer rights and freedoms on abortion than they had before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
We have found through trial and error over 30 years that there are three fundamental areas of concern in an estate and farm transition plan that each family should independently address — cost of administration, creditor protection and transition plans for land and operating assets.
While clearing nearly 6 inches of snow from my driveway recently, I got to thinking about my years of snow removal work. As close as I can determine, I’ve been removing (shoveling, pushing, snow blowing) snow for more than 65 years.
It was an exciting day when Joe Jackson was born. The oldest of five kids, Joe was always a favorite of his father. He was even named after his father, and it didn’t take long before he became known as Little Joe. It was better than Joe Junior or just Junior.
With only a few weeks before the planters start to roll, a good number of Midwest growers use this lull to head to places like Arizona or Florida where they bask in the sunshine and warmth — and maybe even enjoy a few rounds of golf. Others, though, head to the National Farm Machinery Show i…
As a young advertising salesperson in Sioux City one of my clients was a local nursing home, and on this day I had an appointment with the administrator. Having arrived at the care center early for an 8 a.m. appointment, the receptionist asked me to have a seat in the solarium.
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In the nearly 10 years since I retired, I have worked to peel away the shell that built up around my heart during nearly 50 years of dealing with the public. Many jobs require an element of treating nasty people with a smile, and that can lead to a calloused heart.
Mowing. It may be last on your to-do list, but the grass is relentless, especially after the moisture- rich winter the upper Midwest has experienced.
A survey of 2,000 Americans, who represent a sample of the U.S. population that opted to respond to a national poll, indicated that spiritual fulfillment may be the key to happiness. The poll was conducted in November 2022 by the market research company One Poll.
Do you remember the first time you told a joke and no one laughed?
The U.S. Supreme Court got something right (for a change) when they ruled that California can refuse to buy pork from another state if such pork is not raised to their demands.
The State Journal on March 15 reported that legislative Republicans tried to introduce a bill that would give women even fewer rights and freedoms on abortion than they had before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
There’s a great economics lesson to be learned in the front page article, “For Sale, U.S. crops find buyers despite fewer deals.” (February 11, 2023)
Republicans are working hard to make Wisconsin like Mississippi -- one of the worst educated and poorest state in the nation.
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