Morning Ag Summary: The most recent USDA numbers would indicate a much tighter picture for corn than was previously painted in the last report, therefore I would suspect a positive day in the corn market despite the continued pressure from the outside markets. The soybean data was fairly neutral, while the wheat data could be [...]
Ah, kismet. so I’m about to start writing a post criticizing the new York Times for the dreadful headline it ran on John Broder’s Thursday piece, “Scientists see More Deadly Weather, but Dispute the Cause,” when who should call me on the phone? Broder was calling for some comments on climate politics, as he does [...]
Published: May 24. 2011 4:00AM PST Several prescribed burns will take place across Central Oregon starting today, in efforts to reduce hazardous fuels and restore forest health. About six miles west of Sisters in the Four Mile Butte area, a section of 120 acres will be burned. the burn is expected to take one to [...]
Signs of Trouble for Democrats In 2010 huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/05… Will Democrats Face a 1994 Repeat in 2010? realclearpolitics.com/article… All Eyes Turn To Reid: Legacy In Balance as Health Care Debate Continues huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/14… You know it's funny. GOP and right-wing sources like FOX News are saying that the health care reform will be really unpopular and it [...]
Are you tired of the snow and ice yet? Do you feel like strangling the meteorologist if he mentions one more wintery mix? Hey, I understand what you’re going through. After a few months of sub-zero weather and slick roads, you tend to get sick of the winter season. You start to wonder when those [...]
Child Labourers 19th Century England – Wikimedia CommonsCommission investigator of 19th century Staffordshire, England potteries referred to child labour as “toil little removed from slavery”. In 1840, the House of Commons appointed a commission to inquire into employment of children in the United Kingdom. The commissioners assigned S. Scriven to North Staffordshire, Worcestershire, and West [...]
It’s becoming an increasingly common question from the global warming deniers; “If the earth is heating up, why are the winters so darn cold?” Now researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research have an answer. According to Vladimir Petoukhov, a physicist and lead author of the study published in the Journal of Geophysical [...]
Contrary to popular belief, healthy eating does not damage you wallet.In challenging economic times, many people tend to go for the “cheapest” food options and sometimes these options are far from healthy. Just recently my husband and I put ourselves on a serious “budget” and of course this meant a “food budget” as well. Below [...]
Haiti Earthquake Article Cnn Haiti Earthquake Article Cnn in the news. What do you think about the oil spill response? The latest attempt to stop the oil leak has failed. What is your reaction to the response to environmental disaster? The Current Status of World Hunger Where does starvation exist in the world today? What [...]
Global Warming Newspaper Articles 2007 Climate Change Global Warming Newspaper Articles 2007 Climate Change in the news. BNF congress 2010 – back from the brink or deeper into the morass? Once again it is crunch time at the BNF. In a little over a month the BNF will hold its long-awaited and historic congress – [...]