08/05/2009 04:28PM
Don’t try to hide things from the children — your body language is already telling them enough with regard to the financial difficulties you are experiencing.
It’s OK to confide in them that the farm is experiencing tough economic times, according to Donna Andrusyk, family life field specialist for
07/23/2009 10:03AM
To say the economy and food animal production industries are in unprecedented times is an understatement. Many dairy producers report losing as much as $100 to $150 per cow per month. This financial stress can be overwhelming, which makes seeing beyond the losses difficult.
The current economic crisis
06/29/2009 01:20PM
CHICAGO, June 29, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today took part in the Obama Administration's 'United We Serve' initiative by serving lunch to kids at St. Agatha's Family Empowerment (S.A.F.E.) in Chicago, Ill. The Obama Administration's 'United We Serve' initiative is designed to make volunteerism
06/19/2009 09:53AM
As I sat in a basement meeting room in Jefferson City witnessing one of the most amazing populist movements since the late nineteenth century, I was struck by one speaker in particular.Most of the NAIS-sayers who took the podium were passionate about the issue but a little over the top, driven by
06/02/2009 01:50PM
A divorce, health concerns, a challenging child— personal problems— everyone has them.
Some people are better at setting them aside when they’re on the job than others. But personal problems that linger can hurt job performance, employee morale and your business’ health. Of course, the job could actually
06/02/2009 01:25PM
A divorce, health concerns, a challenging child— personal problems— everyone has them.
Some people are better at setting them aside when they’re on the job than others. But personal problems that linger can hurt job performance, employee morale and your business’ health. Of course, the job could actually
06/02/2009 01:21PM
There is no denying that difficult times are upon us. Pork producers have lost vast amounts of equity, the reality of which can easily become overwhelming, making it difficult to see beyond the losses.
Calls to seven Midwestern “Sowing the Seeds of Hope,” crisis hotlines established for farmers and
06/02/2009 01:13PM
LANCASTER, Pa.—Dairy farmers are facing overwhelming odds, especially in these months of low milk prices, the tumbling economy and the regulations they face in trying to feed the world.
The prices are causing farmers to scramble to find ways to keep afloat in the hopes that milk prices will rise
03/09/2009 07:57AM
Frates Seeligson recalls when his ranch last saw rain: September of last year.
That was around the time he took on an extra 200 cows to help a farmer whose fields were ravaged by Hurricane Ike.
Talk about a perfect storm. The worst drought on record in this parched part of south-central Texas means