Month: January 2025

St. Joseph Bartlett Hard wheat: No bids Soft wheat: No bids Yellow corn: 4.65 White corn: 5.01 Soybeans: 10.12 Atchison Cargill Hard wheat: 5.58 Soft wheat: 5.19 Yellow corn: 4.78 White corn: No bids Soybeans: 10.12 Lifeline Foods Yellow corn: 4.72 AGP Soybeans: 10.32

A doctor who devoted his life to helping underprivileged people had a small office over a liquor store in a poor section of a large city. He lived in the adjoining rooms of that office. In front of the liquor store hung a simple sign that read, “Doctor Williams is Upstairs.” When he died, he

You’ve abandoned your New Year resolutions, haven’t you? Almost 60% of Americans have. Most of the rest made none to start with. A reader has suggested that now is a good time for Resolutions 2.0. You can recommit to your previous goals or start a new one. And a few that were recommended apply to

By The Courier-NewsSubmitted by Mary Bailey This delicious spiced hot chocolate recipe from 1954 is a real treat on cold days. Spiced Hot Chocolate 4 squares unsweetened chocolate (4 oz) 1 cup boiling water 1 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1 quart milk 1 cup whipping cream, stiffly beaten

RECEIPTS: Auctions Direct Video/Internet Total This Week: 334,700 23,600 67,500 425,800 Last Week: 235,200 40,800 111,600 387,600 Year Ago: 96,900 47,000 4,500 148,400 Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers in the Southeast sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, while the Central part of the country was steady to 5.00 higher. Good to very good

Check out these upcoming events. Eastern Nebraska Corn & Soybean Expo, Jan. 23, in Fremont, Nebraska. https://nebraskaagconnection.com/news/2025-eastern-nebraska-corn-and-soybean-expo Special Bred Cow, Cow/Calf & Bull Sale, 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24 at 3-State Stockyards, Falls City, Nebraska. 36th Annual Midland Empire Farm, Home & Rural Lifestyle Show, Jan. 24, and 25, at St. Joseph Civic Arena.

By Mark LaneSubmitted to Corner Post Not all important people are famous. Nor are all famous people important. Often, few people remember much about certain individuals whose ideas or actions had monumental impacts. Yet, their stories can be fascinating. Take Norman Borlaug, for example. He developed new varieties of cereal grains and pioneered new crop