| Sleep cheaters Those who don't get enough rest may be in for a rude awakening
You know those go-getters who say, "I'll sleep when I'm dead?" Well, if they continue to put off sleep, they may reach the grave sooner than they think. Just like not flossing your teeth or refusing to exercise, depriving yourself of sleep can lead to serious health consequences. The latter includes obesity, heart disease, hypertension and diabetes -- not to mention quality-of-life issues, such as migraines, depression, irritability, memory problems and poor work performance. .
Freezing weather - good and bad
The snow we have now is beautiful. I always say it's mother nature putting on her ermine coat. The cold weather here kills our germs and adds nitrates to our soil, but the farmers out west are suffering a great loss. You probably have heard on TV about the loss of the fruit, especially the orange crop. So let's eat bananas. .
This Week in Agriculture
Few changes in U.S. balance sheets. USDA's monthly World Supply & Demand Estimates Report Friday morning contained no shifts in the U.S. balance sheet for corn and only an adjustment in projected wheat prices. But soybean carryover rose on a cut in exports and cotton carryover surged for the same reason. USDA also made global production shifts on corn, but kept Brazil's bean crop unchanged. Bush budget plans. Release of the fiscal year 2008 budget plan by the Bush administration included a few changes for USDA programs, but no wholesale shifts. The intention to hold no general signup for the Conservation Reserve Program due to high corn prices caught some attention, as did USDA signaling it planned no signups in 2007 and 2008 for the popular Conservation Security Program. Defending the farm bill plan.
|
