Is the NH3 pipeline going through one of my farms public or private? It is privately owned but serves the need of providing farmers fertilizer. Wasn’t the Dakota Access pipeline a private project? But we all need oil or what it does for us. How about powerlines? Warren Buffett’s ...
This ordinary, run-of-the-mill, garden-variety farmer was anything but ordinary. He was a math genius whose education began and flourished at a country school — Henry Township No. 8, in fact. He was no stranger to hard times as a kid, and he knew what hard work on the farm was from the time ...
Legend has it that an urban congressman decided to visit a dairy farm. “How often do you milk your cows?” asked the congressman. “Twice a day,” replied the dairyman. “So, ten times a week,” said the congressman. “No, twice a day.” “That’s ...
BOONE — Jeremy Gustafson is always looking for a better way on his family farm a short distance northeast of the Farm Progress site near Boone. That desire to learn is a big part of the reason he sought to learn more about Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) several years ago. “I’ve been ...
Industrial park projects in Webster and Hamilton counties have received state grants to help pay for the process of getting the sites certified — an important step toward attracting businesses and jobs. The Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance received $1,603.75 for the Iowa Crossroads of ...
There is hardly a holiday that fits into a farmer’s schedule better than that of our nation’s Independence Day. It could seriously disrupt his schedule if there is some kind of family or neighborhood roundup during the day — so if the person running the smoker and concocting and ...
NEWS *Dustin Echelbarger, a former salesman for TTG/Truland Equipment in Swayzee, Indiana, was charged June 11 with 17 felony counts involving alleged corrupt business influence, fraud, and forgery in connection with sales of farm machinery. According to an affidavit filed by the Grant ...
CHARTER OAK — Five generations of Mesecks have owned the land of their Century Farm near Charter Oak in Crawford County. Henry Meseck purchased 40 acres of land on June 28, 1882, for $320 from the American Emigrant Company. He purchased another 80 acres on Sept. 27, 1883, for $480. Then ...
If you’re in charge of reversing American agriculture’s three-years-old-and-growing trade deficit, your list of options is as limited as it is unworkable. You can, for instance, blame it on your predecessor, as Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins did while talking trade with Italian ...
Excerpt from the June 12 Commstock Report: “Closing the border and deporting actual criminals is widely supported. After that there is a pause for reflection before going further. Most realize the degree to which our food supply chain is dependent on undocumented or falsely documented labor ...
