Tuesday, June 9, 2026
calf in hutch

Feeding and housing practices of preweaned calves can have long-term implications. Maurice Eastridge explains in this week's Dairy Excel.
frost seeding

Frost seeding of legumes in February and early March can be used to improve pasture, hay quality and yield.
cowboy hat

Judith Sutherland shares a passage from Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers, by Ralph Moody.
Farmland

Alan Guebert weighs in on changes coming to the Conservation Reserve Program.
sink valve

Kymberly Foster Seabolt spent hours researching the origins of our vintage bathroom sink. Find out what she learned about its origins.
beef cattle

There are partnerships all across the beef business, but they're not always as clean as who will bale the hay and who is going to feed it.
grain bins

Grain markets are at the highest prices of six and a half years, and traders are nervous. Marlin Clark explains in this week's market report.
Capitol dome, Washington D.C., Farm and Dairy file photo

Alan Guebert shares his thoughts on the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol, reflecting on the actions of those involved.
crocks

One of the most difficult obstacles facing George Washington's first administration was that of guaranteeing the loyalty of the West to the Union.
conifer

Now is the time to prepare for adding new trees to your landscape this spring. Learn how to choose the right variety for you and get it off to a good start.