These poignant lyrics to a sweet melody — “Believe me if all those endearing young charms were to fade by tomorrow and melt in my arms …” — are from a long ago love song Thomas Moore wrote in 1801.
Why does the sentimental ballad play in my mind this bright August morning? Because I remember […]
August is the month that breeds heat, fleas, and boredom.
Like parents the world over, I pride myself on providing all the things our children could want, need or anticipating needing anytime soon. As a result, they have wide open spaces in which to run and roam, trees to climb, pets to play with, toys, […]
Don’t let good intentions slip away. If there’s someone you’ve meant to get to know, that you meant to talk to, or hug, or tell that you love them, do it today.
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
I am convinced the dog world is blessed with its own share of heroes. I’ve been lucky enough to know some of them quite well.
In late March, Monsanto Co. sent a “Dear Valued Customer” letter to most U.S. corn and soybean farmers.
The reason, wrote Jim Zimmer, Monsanto’s vice president of U.S. branded business, was “to discuss… some current marketplace dynamics that will directly affect you in terms of increased prices for Monsanto’s line of Roundup herbicides for 2008.” […]
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Another weekend of summer bites the dust.
It seems like only yesterday the children were getting out of school and the summer had just begun. Parents are now busy school shopping and preparing to send their children back to school.
Some parents do this with great anticipation, as others are not looking forward to […]
Millie, Tillie, and Cindy; Zeller’s cow, Dick’s cow, and Wilford’s cow; Daisy, Penny and Ann.
These are the first 10 cows entered in a small “Farmer’s Pocket Ledger” as they calved in late 1967 and 1968. Each entry carefully notes the new calf’s tattoo number, their dam, birthdate, and sire. A progressive herd, nearly all the […]
These poignant lyrics to a sweet melody — “Believe me if all those endearing young charms were to fade by tomorrow and melt in my arms …” — are from a long ago love song Thomas Moore wrote in 1801.
Why does the sentimental ballad play in my mind this bright August morning? Because I remember […]
The news from Geneva July 29 that the World Trade Organization’s Doha Round of global trade talks had “collapsed” hardly came as news to anyone other than WTO leader Pascal Lamy and U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab.
Both had assumed their negotiating strategy — a concession by Europe here, the slow sell-out of U.S. farmers there […]