Let’s hope workshop on competition in agriculture produces results
Farm seed prices almost tripled in four years and, unlike other big input markets, now show no sign of backing -- or even letting -- up. Columnist Alan Guebert wades in to the ag competition fray.
Managing food supply past 2050
Type the phrase “farmers feeding world” into Google’s search engine and “about 15 million results” pop up in “0.12 seconds.” Some results may surprise...
Conversion can happen to anyone at any time; ask Judge Richard Posner
In the ever-expanding galaxy of American jurisprudence, few stars shine as brilliantly as Richard A. Posner, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals...
Farmers should be honest, open about what they do
Talk is cheap but words have meaning.In a mid-January speech to the 400 or so farmers, vendors and state officials at the 10th annual...
Money creates intriguing coincidences
Like Henny "Take my wife -- please" Youngman, Steven Wright has built a comedy career on one-line jokes. A classic Wright one-liner unblinkingly and...
NCBA reaches for more checkoff cash
When the cowboys of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association ride into San Antonio for the Cattle Industry Annual Convention and NCBA Trade Show Jan....
And this little piggy squealed …
Roosters crow, cows moo and pigs squeal.To be more precise, proud roosters crow, contented cows moo and, contrary to popular folklore, scared pigs —...
Iowa ag titans clash over Leopold Center leader
Iowa's Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture starts 2010 embroiled in controversy over its next director.
I coulda’ been a contender
Rare is the new year that begins without me wondering how I took a wrong turn on the road of life and became a...
“A consistently dour columnist…”
Come on, you don't want to end this year reading what an aging aggie like me thinks the "Best Stories of 2009" are. Easy...
