Up On The Farm
June 6, 2011
As I’ve said many times before in this column, ag retailers are, as a group, some of the […]
As I’ve stated before in this column, the annual Environmental Respect Awards competition is often very eye-opening, particularly […]
When people ask me to gauge how a particular industry event went, I usually explain it to them […]
“This is tough,” uttered one participant. “I didn’t expect this to be so hard.” The above comment came […]
Now that we are a few months into the second decade of the 21st century, I find myself […]
Let me start out by saying I normally love spring rain. Following the silence of your average winter […]
Have you noticed how much it costs to fill up these days? In most states, gas prices have […]
Mid-April has arrived! In many parts of the country, spring has finally shown up and the agricultural community […]
Last week, the talk around the country centered on the prospect of the U.S. government shutting down because […]
A famous Sydney Harris quote says “if you’re not a part of the solution, you’re part of the […]
Based upon the scuttlebutt in the market-to-date, 2011 is shaping up to be a banner year for agriculture. […]
I tried to warn them 11 years ago, but no one listened to me then. Now, it’s happened. […]
It’s interesting to me that of all the criticisms targeted at modern agriculture, ethanol keeps getting a lion’s […]
Change is in the air for agriculture — and I’m not talking about the weather. As I write […]
Recently, I read an article about how Internet retailer Amazon is fighting tooth-and-nail to prevent some states from […]
Although information in the world today can be shared in a heartbeat thanks to the Internet, nothing beats […]
As I write this week’s column, I’m heading to Tampa, FL, for the annual Commodity Classic show. The […]
Every year at about this time, I make the pilgrimage to the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, […]
Predicting the future is always difficult. Sometimes, speculation on what is to come elicits a chuckle of humor. […]