WIFE NEWS.

My name is Susan Krentz and I live on a ranch in southeast Arizona.  My husband’s family bought this ranch in 1907 and was able...............

Farm and ranch finance, homeland security and rural health are priorities for Women Involved in Farm Economics as members head to..........

Situated on 260 acres of trees and historic landmarks, the Lied Lodge and Conference Center of Nebraska City, Nebraska, was the headquarters for the 32nd annual WIFE convention on.............

On January 6, 2009, our 111th Congress will be sworn in and then a flurry of committee assignments will.............

Sheila Massey is my good friend and she asked me to write about some of the experiences or problems that we have living on the international border..............

My husband, Murray, and I own two ranches along the New Mexico/Mexico Border.  One ranch is located 30 miles...............

Through the years many an illegal alien has passed through our land.  In recent years, the number of illegals passing ...............

My wonderful mother often said, “Time flies when you’re havin’ fun!” and the last two years have really flown so we must

As part of the new Farm Bill producers will now be required to carry insurance coverage on crops in order to be eligible.............

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The House Agriculture Committee has held seven different hearings on proposed revisions to the Commodities Exchange Act (CEA).  The hearings..........

Congress is busy trying to figure out how it will try to deal with the financial market bailout, extension of expiring...............

Remember those “Hazy, Lazy, Crazy Days of Summer”?  Well, they’re still crazy but hardly........

Energy and agricultureHave you heard of “Provider Pals”?  Provider Pals© is a cultural exchange program that links urban..............

The Courtyard Marriott in Denver, Colorado, was host to the Spring Board of Directors Meeting June 7-8. An enthusiastic group met to................

A sea of red was seen in the halls of the hotel in Arlington as well as those in the House and Senate buildings on Capitol Hill in

The Black Hills and balmy weather greeted members as they gathered for the 31st Annual Convention of National Women Involved in Farm Economics....................................

In October of this year, 2007, 4-H and FFA are mandating Premises Registration for all livestock projects in the state of Colorado.  If the youth......................

On June 1, the day before the June Board of Directors meeting was held in Denver, many WIFE members loaded ...............

The United States Army formally announced their plans to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site training area located 140 miles southeast of Colorado Spring’s Fort Carson on Feb. 14, 2007. 

Are Corn Prices Really Too High? An Editorial Comment on Corn Prices and the New Farm Bill..............

January PRICES vs. PARITY

Commodity        Price           Parity

Barley-bu            $  6.16   8.26

Beans-cwt            26.40   60.80

Canola -cwt            21.40   34.30

Corn-bu             4.61       7.56

Cotton-¢/lb          .49         2.06 

Oats-bu              3.68     35.90

Peanuts-lb           .193         .785  

Potatoes-cwt      8.40   18.60

Rice-cwt              ?          28.90  

Sorghum-cwt    5.92     13.50  

Soybeans-b       11.41      18.70

Sugarbeets     ?      117.00            

Sunflower-cwt 23.00   37.70

All wheat-bu     11.87   12.00  

Apples-lb           .326         .718

All beef cattle 90.50  220.00

All hogs-cwt   53.20  126.00

Lambs-cwt            ?         257.00

All milk-cwt   21.70    43.80

(On February 4 in ND

local prices for spring wheat

were $14.15, winter wheat-$13.00

and durum $20.20 per bushel!)