Saturday, April 20, 2024
Kym Seabolt in a childhood sword fight.

Retro children of the 1930s-1980s went out into the world sans helmets and knee pads. Kymberly Foster Seabolt offers some insight as to how they survived.
tree, moss

Aaron Dodds' grandfather taught him many lessons about wildlife, nature and their benefits. The giants taught him how to treat others and respect himself.

Learn the basics of raising pigs on pasture and decide if it's right for your operation.
child in a dandelion field

The best gifts of Judith Sutherland's childhood weren't gifts at all, but games played on the stage of her imagination.
walmart

Farm leaders in rural America are closely watching two recent moves into "Big Ag" by Costco and Walmart.
ring-necked duck

Learn how to find and identify common waterfowl you can expect to find on local waterways.
alfalfa field

As we approach an ideal time to establish alfalfa, Jeff Stachler asks, "have you thought about what needs to be done to successfully establish alfalfa?"
cattle

Once you've found out how your cattle stand up to the competition, then you'll be able to weigh value-added marketing options.
corn dump

With all the positive talk about markets and trade, we're still waiting on the results.
shipping containers

Alan Guebert weighs in on politics in the U.K. and at home, discussing the future of "Brexit" and international trade in the United States, respectively.