“Just shoot up here amongst us, one of us has to have some relief.”
Seemingly an odd title for a Farm Profit Seminar presentation, yet several in the crowd recognized the quote. Continue reading →
Category: Down the Draw
A menagerie of thoughts from a cowboy.
Tecumseh Ranch To Launch Equine Assisted Mental Health Therapy Program
“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”
It’s an old philosophical saying usually credited to Winston S. Churchill. However a number of others, including Ronald Reagan, have sometimes been attributed for the comment because of their personal agreeing belief. Continue reading →
Morris County 4-H Foundation Plans Banquet
Annual meeting and recognition banquet for the Morris County 4-H Foundation is Friday evening, March 29, announced Larry Johnson, foundation president.
Open to all members and interested persons, it will be in the Council Grove/Dunlap Methodist Church at 7 o’clock. Continue reading →
Weather, Commodity, Management Advice At Farm Profit Seminar In Lyndon March 20
A Farm Profit Seminar is scheduled Wednesday evening, March 20, at Lyndon High School, 421 East 6th Street, Lyndon, Kansas.
Coordinated by the 580 WIBW Farm Department, the educational and entertaining program is planned in cooperation with the Frontier Extension District. Continue reading →
Farmers Must Double Production To Feed 9.7 Billion People By 2050
“Opportunities for those in agriculture production make it the most optimistic and promising business.”
That had to be the synopsis of the presentation “Helping Farmers To Provide Food, Feed, Fuel And Fiber For The World.” Continue reading →
Despite ‘Turbulent Influences,” Farm Profits Determined By Commodity Marketing Strategy
“Weather forecasts are not reliable. Commodity prices are chaotic. Farm profitability is determined by marketing.”
Three simple yet highly complex sentences answer the presentation title question: “Okay…So Now What’s The Commodity Market Outlook?” Continue reading →
Exciting Coronation At Concordia Banquet Puts Miss Teen Rodeo Kansas Into Sanctioned Service
She’s wearing the official crown and more eager than ever to tell rodeo’s great story throughout the state.
While Emma Losh was selected Miss Teen Rodeo Kansas 2019 last year, recent coronation ceremonies officially put her to work.
Solutions For Agriculture Solvency To Be Presented At Farm Profit Seminar
Recent wire service story headlines paint a sad picture for the farm economy.
Yet, the entire population depends on agriculture producers for every meal every day. Farmers must have financial security to continue feeding the world.
Advice and assistance for these servants’ solvency are to be presented at a Farm Profit Seminar in Baldwin City. Continue reading →
Excited Fourth-Grade Cowboy Writes Winning Story About Getting New Horse
“There’s nothing better for a boy then his own new horse.”
Conner Davis is certainly living proof. Continue reading →
More Moisture Seen For Spring Months In Kansas
It looks like a wet spring ahead.
That’s according to Mary Knapp, agronomy climatologist at Kansas State University, Manhattan. Continue reading →