This little tidbit of good advice from my dad, the king of road trips, has served me well over the years. Following Dad’s advice, I took a little detour through Estes Park and on over to the Rocky Mountain National Park on my way home from Loveland. As I navigated the twisting Highway 34 into the park and I let my mind wander a little, I realized that I’d maybe missed Dad’s subtle point all those years ago. [Read More]
The conflict over farm bill spending focuses on two areas: farm program payments and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which is commonly referred to as “the Food Stamp Program. However, the strongest of agricultural voices cry out that moving the $80 billion dollar SNAP program would cause death to the farm program. Both Senate and House farm bills address farm and food spending. [Read More]
Muscles, organs, hair, nails and ligaments are all composed of protein, so it’s obvious why protein is an important part of the diet. Protein helps repair and rebuild muscle tissue that is broken down during hard exercise. Because protein is the basic building material for muscle tissue, if you strength train, or want to increase muscle size, you need to consume more protein than sedentary individuals or non-athletes. [Read More]
Senate Democrats, along with their key stakeholders, recently huddled in a Senate office building to send a strong message to rural America: We’ve got your back. The Rural Summit, sponsored by the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee, was a half-day event that focused on a number of rural issues, ranging from the farm bill to infrastructure and education. For his part, Pryor emphasized the importance of passing a workable farm bill for all regions and reducing regulatory burdens in ... [Read More]
We were careful about developing a business plan and settled upon a business called Family Food Store. I am enthused about remaining connected to some of the great work and people within Kennedy and Coe but also having more time to focus on developing our family business venture even further. Editor’s note: Greg Wolf writes for Kennedy and Coe, LLC (www.kcoe.com) in addition to developing a business venture with his family. [Read More]
Most moms across America spend their Mother’s Day with breakfast in bed or an afternoon of relaxation. I, on the other hand, spent my Mother’s Day with pig manure on my jeans. We spent the day differently, perhaps from the image of what Mother’s Day should be, but we didn’t care. [Read More]
“We’ve found that vaccinating for PRRS with a modified live vaccine will significantly reduce the aerosol shedding of the virus. Non-vaccinated pigs will shed the virus a lot longer than vaccinated pigs will. Pigs can also shed the PRRS virus through their feces for seven days. [Read More]
“Part of the problem is that we have bankers telling farmers not to plant alfalfa and the reason for that is alfalfa does not have a safety net like the program crops,” Beth Nelson, president of the National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance, said. “Now as they move away from the recoupled Title 1 payment to a program crop and alfalfa not being a program crop, it is a pretty significant disadvantage for not having a safety net,” Nelson said. Lack of a good crop insurance program for the alfalfa and...[Read More]
The official noted that 3 million to 4 million additional people could be serviced with the change in the emergency food aid and 800,000 more families with the change in how development food aid is administered. Where the turf battles heat up is over the Food for Progress program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service. “As you know, Title II of Public Law 480 provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities by the U.S. government to meet ...[Read More]
For years in northern areas of the High Plains, farmers of spring wheat have been aware of the wheat stem sawfly. The wasp-like creature lays its eggs in the stems of wheat, and when the resulting larvae mature, they often girdle the stem, causing the wheat to eventually lodge. Michaud said a lot of farmers are in the habit of planting wheat continuously, and this exacerbates pest problems of many kinds, including mites, wheat streak mosaic, and Hessian fly.[Read More]
So we found a picture of Jesus and put it over the hole on the bathroom door. They soon came home and Mom said to Dad, “Look how nice these boys are! ” About a month went by before Mom thought that wasn’t a real good place for a Jesus picture and then discovered the hole. [Read More]
Many advocates of a full five-year farm bill are simply hoping to see a farm bill signed into law. Unfortunately, the agriculture industry has seen better prospects for a bill that reforms farm programs and keeps agriculture moving in a forward direction instead of backward. During the mark-up, Thune said, “A target price counter-cyclical program, in my view, is a step backwards to an old, outdated policy that we removed in last year’s Senate-passed farm bill.[Read More]
Cut the vine from the mother plant and transplant the new vine to the desired location. Annual bedding plants such as coleus, copper plant, and geranium, can be set out for summer color. Planting of warm-season vegetables and annual bedding plants should be in full swing. [Read More]
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