A winter of grain market discontent
The grain market axiom is that the cure for low prices is low prices. The problem with cheap corn this year is that we have been surprised how cheap it could get — 3.50 corn futures were supposed to be a thing of the past.
Between a rock and a fit place
I love reasonable giving and receiving. I love the spirit of the season from beginning to end.
Oh, the mail we get
Letters, telephone calls, and emails from Maryland to Montana arrived daily to comment and question, debate and deflate.
Get to know your feeder birds this winter
The best time to learn how to identify birds is now. This identification guide for 21 birds will help.
Ask FSA Andy about acreage reporting dates
As we look ahead to 2016 we can be sure that it will be another challenge, crop prices, weather, livestock prices, milk prices, etc. . .but we are doing what we love ... farming.
Changing climate continues to affect agriculture
The warm fall and winter is affecting us all.
Food fads and wrong advice
Some of our beliefs about food and fat may need to be reconsidered.
The trials and tribulations of a thresherman
Years ago, I bought a big stack of American Thresherman magazines from 1924 through 1932. The paper was started by Bascom B. Clarke in 1898, to cater to the many professional thresherman in the country.
Sharing Lyme disease lessons with others
This past summer and well into the fall, with all the factors right for an enormous proliferation of ticks, has found us sharing knowledge gleaned over many years whether we wanted it or not.
Part II: Tips for keeping New Year’s resolutions for your farm
Farmers make New Year’s resolutions with the best of intentions, but sometimes ‘just getting through the day’ takes priority.
