The children of Israel marked time and set their calendars based upon one defining event – the exodus from Egypt. Later, Christians tracked events and set their calendars based on the birth of Christ. Civilizations throughout history have marked time from one defining event or another. For David and Carolyn Carrier, the defining event upon which they compare everything else in their lives was the economy crash of the 1980s.

Market conditions for the week of Oct. 9, 2015

“Other hay” is moving down across all regions of the U.S., according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) for August reported prices.

A low-lignin alfalfa variety, Hi-Gest by Alforex, topped the Quality Counts Hay/Haylage category at the World Forage Analysis Superbowl, held in conjunction with World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin.

What lengths would you go to for a new baler? To have a little fun, I posted this question on an ag online forum. Assuming cash was not involved, and tongue-in-cheek, one Missouri producer said, “My wife, my kids and the dogs – well, maybe not the dogs.

The Wyoming Business Council’s hay display at World Dairy Expo is one of the best show tents to visit because it smells so dang good.

If you had a brand-spanking-new fishing boat, would you store it outside, exposed to the elements? Depends, right?

Veterans (1922 – 1945) 
vs. Boomers (1946 – 1960)

“My son is in his 60s, but I’m not sure he’s ready to take over the farm yet,” says the father, now in his 80s.