The Russian invasion of Ukraine boosted fuel prices last week, for the ninth straight week. U.S. fuel prices increased, with gas climbing 7.5 cents to an average of $3.59 per gallon.
The U.S. farm real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, averaged $3,160 per acre for 2020, unchanged from 2019.
New USDA data shows the minimum hourly agricultural wage rates are highest in the Pacific Northwest. For 2019, the min. hourly wage in Washington and Oregon was $15.03.
Gardner Minshew began as a walk-on at Troy, bounced over to East Carolina, made a beeline toward Alabama and finally ended with one terrific final season at WSU.
Dabo Swinney kissed the championship trophy and proclaimed this Clemson team the greatest of all time. Clemson toppled college football's greatest dynasty again.
Another week of upsets in the AP Top 25. 11 ranked teams found themselves out of the Top 25. Washington and Oregon are among the fallen. WSU climbs to #10.
The Crimson Tide is finally a unanimous No. 1 in this week AP Top 25 College Poll. Clemson, Notre Dame, LSU and Michigan. The big jump was from WSU from 25 to 14.