Put Some Spin On Your 2012 Crop Mix
By Carroll Smith
Editor
Most dictionaries define the word “rotation” as the circular movement of an object.
In sports, rotation is often referred to as “spin.” In tennis, the ball can have topspin and backspin....
By Carroll Smith
Editor
For nearly half a century, according to the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), the NCGA’s National Corn Yield Contest has provided corn growers the opportunity to compete with their colleagues to grow the most corn per acre....
To say that commodity prices have been volatile this year is obviously the ultimate understatement. Since marketing is not my area of expertise, I would like to defer to Melvin Brees, who is the market/policy Extension associate, FAPRI, University...
By Carroll Smith
Editor
Usually, in the last two weeks of December, it’s inevitable that commentators will dedicate at least one segment of their television or radio shows to discuss some of the highlights of the year that’s about to draw...
By Carroll Smith
Editor
Although ag journalism wears many hats these days – magazines, television, radio, Web sites, Twitter, Facebook and blogs – the ink and the chatter predominately target topics that pertain to producing, processing and marketing the crop.
But, often,...
By Carroll Smith
Editor
In an address at Bradley Univer-sity in September 1956, former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower told the crowd, “Now tonight, my friends, I want to talk some facts to farm people,” although he made it clear that...
By Carroll Smith
Editor
Even if you are not a Rolling Stones’ fan, you’ll probably recognize “You can’t always get what you want” as the first line of the chorus in the group’s famous song from 1969. Since its inception, many...
By Carroll Smith
Editor
Football season, hunting season, tax season. There really is a season for everything. For farmers, winter time is the planning season.
This year, one of the top priorities for Southern producers is trying to determine what their crop...
Marketing Conundrum
By Carroll Smith
Editor
A conundrum is defined in a couple of different ways. For example, it can be a riddle solved by a pun, such as: When is a door not a door? When it is ajar. Or, a...
