February 2013
Wow, we seem to have gotten more winter in February than we did in December! We sure need the moisture however it comes. In case you ever wondered, according to statistics, Americans are eating an average of 250 eggs a year, of which just over 30% of them are in processed foods. That’s a good way [ Read More → ]
Odd Facts
Wow, we seem to have gotten more winter in February than we did in December! We sure need the moisture however it comes. In case you ever wondered, according to statistics, Americans are eating an average of 250 eggs a year, of which just over 30% of them are in processed foods. That’s a good [ Read More → ]
Iowa State Pigeon Association
So winter arrived officially the 21st of December with 9 hours 10 minutes of day-light or 14 hours 50 minutes of night. Cheer up – with days getting longer and nights getting shorter we should really be making strides towards accomplishing all our New Year resolutions! The Iowa State Pigeon Association had their 87th Annual [ Read More → ]
CARDINAL CHIT-CHAT CORNER
So winter arrived officially the 21st of December with 9 hours 10 minutes of daylight or 14 hours 50 minutes of night. Cheer up—with days getting longer and nights getting shorter we should really be making strides towards accomplishing all our New Year resolutions! The Iowa State Pigeon Association had their 87th Annual Show December [ Read More → ]
Less Mess
The NYSE was closed October 29 and 30. This was the first time the exchange suspended operations for two consecutive days due to weather since the 1888 blizzard. This Mississippi River’s water level is getting dangerously low between St. Louis, MO and Cairo, IL. In Kansas, they’ve had no precipitation to help the winter wheat [ Read More → ]
November 2012
The NYSE was closed October 29 and 30. This was the first time the exchange suspended operations for two consecutive days due to weather since the 1888 blizzard. This Mississippi River’s water level is getting dangerously low between St. Louis, MO and Cairo, IL. In Kansas, they’ve had no precipitation to help the winter wheat [ Read More → ]
High in Oil
The USDA has predicted the corn harvest to be the smallest since 2006; with the yield per acre being the lowest since 1995. With nearly 87% of the drought-damaged crop harvested, the spiral upward trend of commodities has stalled. Meat producers and ethanol plants cannot keep operating on $8.00/bushel corn. On the other hand, the farmers are reluctant to [ Read More → ]
October 2012
The USDA has predicted the corn harvest to be the smallest since 2006; with the yield per acre being the lowest since 1995. With nearly 87% of the drought-damaged crop harvested, the spiral upward trend of commodities has stalled. Meat producers and ethanol plants cannot keep operating on $8.00/bushel corn. On the other hand, the farmers are [ Read More → ]