ON THE EDGE OF COMMON SENSE by Baxter Black

Remains of a Party(from the archives of Baxter’s former life) We all have great memories of ‘the best party’. I had a party. It lasted 48 hours. I lost my socks, my dignity, two days of my life, six ping-pong balls and four pounds. I broke my G-string, achieved a new “personal best” and learned to dog paddle in a bathtub full of beer. The occasion for this all-out, climb the walls, cowboy…

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Brazil’s Implementation of Tariff Rate Quota for Wheat a Win for American Farmers

Washington, D.C., November 14, 2019 – U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue welcome Brazil’s implementation of an annual duty-free tariff rate quota (TRQ) of 750,000 metric tons (MT) of wheat imports. For many years, Brazil failed to implement its obligation under the WTO to establish a TRQ for wheat. Brazil’s implementation of this TRQ fulfills a commitment made to President Trump by President Bolsonaro earlier this year…

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20th Missouri Livestock Symposium focuses on beef profits

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Beef producers will learn to improve profits through management tips at the 20th annual Missouri Livestock Symposium, says Garry L. Mathes, chair of the symposium planning committee. Farmers and ranchers will learn the value of management and genetics at the symposium, Dec. 6-7 in Kirksville. Eric Bailey, University of Missouri Extension beef specialist, focuses on nutrition and heifer development in Missouri. Temple Grandin will give the keynote Friday evening and…

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