Archive for September, 2008

I Need You- Faith Hill Ft Tim Mcgraw

September 30, 2008
By Garrett McCord
I Need You- Faith Hill Ft Tim Mcgraw

Tim McGraw Feat Faith Hill - I Need You Lyrics I Need You Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill (Tim) I wanna drink that shot of whiskey I wanna smoke that cigarette I wanna smell that sweet addiction on my breath I wanna ride across West Virginia, in the back seat of a Cadillac You know some cowboys like me go out...
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I Need You- Faith Hill Ft Tim Mcgraw

September 30, 2008
By Garrett McCord
I Need You- Faith Hill Ft Tim Mcgraw

Tim McGraw Feat Faith Hill - I Need You Lyrics I Need You Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill (Tim) I wanna drink that shot of whiskey I wanna smoke that cigarette I wanna smell that sweet addiction on my breath I wanna ride across West Virginia, in the back seat of a Cadillac You know some cowboys like me go out...
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Would You Barter Corn For Manure To Cut Your Fertilizer Cost?

September 30, 2008
By Garrett McCord

With commercial fertilizer prices soaring, some corn growers may consider bartering their corn for manure from the neighboring hog farm they fought against locating there some months back. Manure is “the other fertilizer” and its value has increased as prices for N, P, & K have doubled in price over the past several...
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The Rural Vote Is Up For Grabs

September 29, 2008
By Garrett McCord

Editor's Note: This is our weekly column. With only weeks left, the rural vote is up for grabs. That sends a message to both parties: don't write us off and don't take us for granted. A Center for Rural Strategies poll of rural voters in key swing states found John McCain leading Barack Obama, but by...
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Lower Feed Costs And Increased Feed Value May Be Available From New Generation DDGS.

September 29, 2008
By Garrett McCord

Ethanol-blended fuel at the gas pump is sold as a higher octane motor fuel, and now some of the distillers’ grain co-products from ethanol refining are being sold as a higher value livestock feed that could have marked benefits for pork and beef producers who feed it. Just like burning super regular in...
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Decorative Basement Ideas

September 29, 2008
By Garrett McCord

Who wants to hang around in the basement? You will if you decorate it properly. This unused part of the home can become quite useful if you decorate it properly. There are a lot of good basement ideas that will beautify the space - you can get your whole family...
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Rural Brief: Leaving Rural Development Behind

September 26, 2008
By Garrett McCord
Rural Brief: Leaving Rural Development Behind

The most recent issues of the Center for Rural Affairs' Rural Brief series offers an analysis of rural development spending and programs in the 2008 Farm Bill. It's not exactly an uplifting review. As you well know, the 2008 Farm Bill continues considerable funding for commodity subsidy programs, $35 billion over the life of the...
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Extension Update

September 26, 2008
By Garrett McCord

Extension Update is a weekly summary of news from Extension, government, and other attributable sources, focused on marketing, farm management, and other issues that are of interest to Midwestern farm owners and operators. (UPDATED)
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Renewable Energy Fair

September 25, 2008
By Garrett McCord

Last week the Center for Rural Affairs hosted our first (first annual, perhaps) Renewable Energy Fair in Hartington, Nebraska. People from at least three states gathered to talk about farm-scale biofuels, wind production of all scales, energy conservation and more. You can read three media accounts here, here and here. Read our own account...
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Will You Be Harvesting Wet Corn?

September 25, 2008
By Garrett McCord

USDA’s Monday afternoon crop progress report indicated 5% of US corn had been harvested compared to 20% last year and 14% for the five year average. Additionally, only 33% of the US corn crop was mature as of Sept. 21, compared to 76% last year and 63% for the five year average. ...
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