From Thanksgiving to New Year’s, I have recipes scattered all over the countertop as I line up family favorites to make for the holidays. The guaranteed staples are my grandma’s fudge and divinity, Mark’s grandma Preusser’s date filled cookies and my mom’s Christmas morning caramel rolls.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the November federal order Class III benchmark milk price at $21.01 per hundredweight, down 80 cents from October but $2.98 above November 2021.

  Net U.S. cash farm income is forecast to be a record high $188 billion for 2022. That’s up 25.5% from 2021. Cash receipts for corn, soybeans, wheat and other crops are up 19%. Receipts from animal agriculture are expected to increase over 30% from last year.

My dad was a big believer in cutting down our own Christmas tree out of our own woods. To go to the store and buy one would be a travesty in his mind.