I was probably too chubby to be caving, but my high school buddies wanted to go. Across the road from the little white church we…

Grains gain on weather, export prospects Corn and Soybeans rallied consistently during the week on continued reports of China’s diminishing stockpiles, as well as hot…

Gold rushes higher Gold futures advanced more than $60 per ounce from Monday’s opening with Central Bank buying and with the signs that the U.S….

My daughter’s wedding is in 58 days, and the topic at my house right now is wedding flowers. My wife planned on making the bouquets…

Corn pops, beans blow-up on crop report Off to the races was the theme within seconds after the USDA crop report was released on Friday….

One day in the late 1980s, I walked into my Poppy’s house and asked what we would work on today. He said, “We’ve got problems,…

Freezing temps drive cattle higher Predictions of the lowest January temps in 10 years in the Midwest helped cattle leap a massive seven cents per…

Hot cocoa — a hot commodity Of all the commodity futures contracts, cocoa rang the bell for the greatest price gain of the year. The other…

Nat gas heats up Reduced U.S. output, increased demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) from foreign customers and colder temps in the northeast U.S. combined…

This past Monday, my wife and I took our kids to Silver Dollar City for the evening. Silver Dollar City is a 61-acre amusement park…