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Yield, Milo
Milo Yield
A.I.
This old aggie is having a little difficulty grasping the new meaning of AI. I’ve grown up with AI meaning artificial insemination — the...
Ants
Ever wonder why Americans have become so combative? We used to argue, but as I recall, the arguments were largely persuasive, not combative.
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Never turn down a “freebie”
There’s a old country saying, “Never look a gift horse in the mouth.” The corollary to that old saying for aggie columnists, like me,...
Not so quiet New Year’s entrance
Well, the New Year of 2023 is well on its way. And, as I anticipated, it only took a few hours after Jan. 1...
Weather adage precisely correct
My ol’ pappy, Czar E. Yield, always said, “when the days begin to lengthen, the cold begins to strengthen.” It’s an old weather adage,...
NAFTA gave U.S. the SHAFTA
According to government statistics, the last time our USA trade balance was a positive one was way back in 1975, nearly a half-century ago....
Fiscally strong Oklahoma
Having lived and worked in Oklahoma at various times in my life, I’ve noticed that it is fiscally strong and stable. I’ve always in...
New cattlemen essentials
In this era with inflationary money seemingly falling into folks’ pockets, quite a few city folks have made a bundle and figured that moving...
Nervous first job interview
A recent land-grant university graduate, Miss Dee Poynt, eagerly, and nervously, anticipates her first actual real agribusiness job interview. She drives to the company...
Story with a moral
Recently, while down-sizing my life, sorting through a stack of folders I ran across a bunch of “Ruff Times,” an economic newsletter published back...