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Ag Balance Sheet Basics: Measuring Solvency, Term Debt Coverage
In the last Money Matters column, we started examining the balance sheet and focused on liquidity — your farm’s ability to pay this year’s bills. This month, we move to the other side of the time horizon — solvency, or the farm’s ability to meet its long-term obligations, along with term debt coverage ratio, one of the most closely watched numbers by agriculture lenders.
Balance Sheet Basics: Measuring Liquidity, Working Capital for Your Farm
Welcome to “Dairy Economics: Money Matters,” the new column focused on economic decision-making for your dairy operation. My name is Dr. Joe Bender, associate professor of dairy production medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center. My service, research and teaching centers on the economic impact of management decisions on dairy farms, particularly those involving nutrition and reproduction.
Berlin Tenants Reclaiming their City
Within a few years, Berlin went from being an affordable city to facing a crisis of displacement. After years of massive privatizations, large financial investors now dominate the housing market, and rents have skyrocketed. But Berliners aren’t giving their city up without a fight.
Marcela's Story: Planting Autonomy, Resisting Patriarchy
Dispatches from Resistant Mexico is a series of short documentaries from southern Mexico, each depicting one of the thousands of pockets of resistance throughout Latin America that are in struggle against what the Zapatistas call “the capitalist hydra.” These individuals and communities affirm a way life in opposition to capitalist economics and values.
Kabocha Squash and Tomatillo Soup — Greene Hill Food Co-op
By Joe Bender Originally from The New Vegetarian Epicure by Anna Thomas, this is one of my favorite recipes. I’ve made it for years for all kinds of occasions, special and everyday. It’s pretty straightforward but the flavors really sing. The tang of the tomatillos balances the earthy richness of the kabocha squash, punched up by a bit of chile heat and the sweetness of the caramelized onion garnish.
Maya Train: Eye of the Storm
Dispatches from Resistant Mexico is a series of short documentaries from southern Mexico, each depicting one of the thousands of pockets of resistance throughout Latin America that are in struggle against what the Zapatistas call “the capitalist hydra.” These individuals and communities affirm a way life in opposition to capitalist economics and values.
The Women of Candelaria
Dispatches from Resistant Mexico is a series of short documentaries from southern Mexico, each depicting one of the thousands of pockets of resistance throughout Latin America that are in struggle against what the Zapatistas call “the capitalist hydra.” These individuals and communities affirm a way life in opposition to capitalist economics and values.
The History of Hybrids: How Breeding And Selection Led to Modern Marijuana
By Joe Bender, Cannabis Crop Solutions, LLC Cannabis growers are always searching for the next remarkable strain. The countless flavors and multitude of effects combine to create endless possibilities. In the last 60 years, breeders have capitalized on the diversity of cannabis more than ever before, crossing strains from around the globe.
Weed Weirdness • High Times
By Joe Bender, Cannabis Crop Solutions, LLC Whorled leaf arrangements, leaf buds, hermaphroditism, fasciation and variegation are a few of the strange anomalies you might see in your cannabis garden. The larger your garden, the more likely are you are to observe abnormal plant characteristics. In this article, I’ll discuss various anomalies that you might encounter, the causes of some of these phenomena and how to determine if the symptoms are caused by genetic mutations or by pathogens.
All of This, We Have to Defend | ROAR Magazine
Dispatches from Resistant Mexico is a series of short documentaries from southern Mexico, each depicting one of the thousands of pockets of resistance throughout Latin America that are in struggle against what the Zapatistas call “the capitalist hydra”. These individuals and communities affirm a way life in opposition to capitalist economics and values.
Films | ROAR Magazine
Movement & Mobilization The police violence in Hong Kong has intensified, but so has the militancy of the protesters. All dressed in black, they are ready for the confrontation. Ross Domoney November 21, 2019 Play Protest & Policing The extremely violent repression of the Gilets Jaunes movement has affected the lives of many, continuing a long tradition of police violence in France.
Resistance and Autonomy: A Story from Chiapas | ROAR Magazine
Dispatches from Resistant Mexico is a series of short documentaries from southern Mexico, each depicting one of the thousands of pockets of resistance throughout Latin America that are in struggle against what the Zapatistas call “the capitalist hydra”. These individuals and communities affirm a way life in opposition to capitalist economics and values.
Defending Land, Ocean and Air | ROAR Magazine
Dispatches from Resistant Mexico is a series of short documentaries from southern Mexico, each depicting one of the thousands of pockets of resistance throughout Latin America that are in struggle against what the Zapatistas call “the capitalist hydra”. These individuals and communities affirm a way life in opposition to capitalist economics and values.
Think from the heart: Mexico's Indigenous Congress | ROAR Magazine
Dispatches from Resistant Mexico is a series of short documentaries from southern Mexico, each depicting one of the thousands of pockets of resistance throughout Latin America that are in struggle against what the Zapatistas call “the capitalist hydra”. These individuals and communities affirm a way life in opposition to capitalist economics and values.
Adult baseball league scored ‘home run’ this summer
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Baseball enthusiast Joe Bender may have been on the losing side of the season's biggest upset Sunday evening, but as the guy who organized the Steamboat Smiles Adult Amateur Baseball League, he couldn't help feeling like he had hit a home run. "It was a great game," Bender said of the championship contest between his team, the Carpet Shoppe Knights, and the underdog Four Star Repair Cubs.
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