No one who works full time should be poor in the USA
Recent economic news has been broadly reassuring. Retail sales are strong, November saw the best job gains in three years, the federal deficit is shrinking, the stock market is robust and the Fed is expressing enough faith in the economy that an interest rate bump this year is considered a certainty.
No one who works full time should be poor in the USA
Recent economic news has been broadly reassuring. Retail sales are strong, November saw the best job gains in three years, the federal deficit is shrinking, the stock market is robust and the Fed is expressing enough faith in the economy that an interest rate bump this year is considered a certainty.
U.N. designation means it’s dirt’s big year to shine
Last year may have been a lot of things to a lot of people, but one thing it surely wasn’t was predictable. I mean, who foresaw last year’s record-setting high in the U.S. stock market, the plunge in global crude oil prices, Russia’s naked grab of Ukraine’s sovereign territory or the Obama Administration’s reaching out to Cuba?
In search of that rare breed, for many new years to come
There is a lot of talk today about how agriculture will feed the world in the not-too-distant future. The focus, and much of the debate, has centered on what technology we should use.
National Farm Toy Museum inducts two into Hall of Fame
Amanda Schwartz, curator of the National Farm Toy Museum at Dyersville, Iowa, took a few minutes out of her busy schedule during the National Farm Toy Show to share some of the latest updates at the museum during 2014.
China accepting GMO corn will not stop suit against Syngenta
China’s decision to accept genetically modified (GMO) MIR corn imports from the United States after a nearly two-year hiatus does not affect the status of the class action lawsuit filed by several Midwest corn growers, grain elevator operators and exporters claiming economic damages.
Midwest farmers likely using less biotech seed, fertilizer for spring
Midwest farmer-selling and planting decisions, as well as global demand and weather-related production risks, remain key drivers through 2015, with reluctant farmer-selling being the most critical factor in determining grain flow for the 2014/15 crop, according to Rabobank’s 2015 Commodity Outlook, released in early December.
Winter is a great time to experiment with new culinary creations that incorporate the bold flavors of wine for delicious results. Nothing pleases the senses quite like a comfort food dish on a chilly evening.
