Indiana man, 18, arrested for gasoline theft on farm
Stealing from farms is often not discovered until after the thieves are long gone – but the actions of one Indiana farmer who saw it happening to him could have solved a spree of similar thefts.
House members and dairy industry urge ‘balanced’ TPP deal
The dairy industry praised the more than 75 House members last week who have urged the Obama Administration to negotiate a strong market-access outcome for the U.S. dairy industry in the Pacific Rim trade agreement.
April stocks balance sheet updates a crops non-event
Balance sheet adjustments on corn were minimal in the April update. Feed use was the only change to demand, with a decrease of 50 million bushels, and was enough to push corn carryout to 1.827 billion.
Author how-to especially for women, but useful to any prospective farmer
When Audrey Levatino first bought her 23-acre farm near Gordonsville, she didn’t expect to work the land herself. Now, as the owner of a cut-flower business and a menagerie, she drives tractors, repairs fences, cleans her chimney and wrangles black snakes – a far cry from the studious life of an urban English teacher that she lived before.
Beef up family gatherings with these succulent cuts
For many families, gathering around the table is a treasured tradition. With universal appeal, cuts of tender, juicy beef are ideal for a wide range of family-friendly dishes, from appetizers to special-occasion entrees.
I’ve got to admit it: I’m a sucker for roasted or fried mushroom appetizers in restaurants. Even though I think they’re often overpriced, I’ve still got to go with them whenever I get the chance.
Retiree’s mowing business excuse to collect tractors
Marvin Stinebaker was set up at the Hart Parr Oliver Collectors Assoc. (HPOCA) Winter Show with a series of his Oliver lawn and garden tractors, Feb. 27-March 1 at the American Farm Heritage Museum in Greenville, Ill. Marvin, who hails from Riverton, said, “I started collecting six years ago, but I have been in the hobby since junior high because I got my dad’s 1972 Bronco Wheel Horse.”
March hog numbers show industry is recovering from PEDv losses
U.S. hog numbers for the three-month period ending Feb. 28 were up 7.2 percent from a year earlier in the wake of the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), which wiped out millions of swine – mostly piglets – last year, according to industry experts analyzing the USDA’s March 1 Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Report.
