Wednesday, April 17, 2024
crow perched on post

Several times each year I'm pleasantly surprised when I get a letter or email from a reader asking how to attract more crows. Such letters make me smile.
boats in marina

Sorry guys and gals, but we are just hours away from the kind of cold weather that can damage outboard and I/O power boats. Act soon or face the consequences next spring.
farmland

Farm accidents hit home for rural families.
wheatfield closeup

Now that we are moving into fall harvest it's time to make the decision of which fields will get winter wheat planted.

Too many farms don’t have reliable systems in place to capture numbers that can help their bottom line. And sometimes, all it takes to track those numbers are 30 seconds, says OSU Extension Specialist Dianne Shoemaker.
chicken and beef stock in jars

Bone broth is traditionally thought of as a healing food for body recovery. Learn the difference between stock and broth, and discover homemade recipes for homemade bone beef stock and chicken stock, plus tips for safe canning.

We hold little control over such monumental matters like water, whether it is the lack of a natural resource or the deluge and devastation of far too much of it.
buck

For those deer hunters who are antler addicts, here is a list of the top ten typical monster whitetails bucks of all time.
chopping carrots

Recently, I have become a completely split personality when it comes to cooking.
Angus cattle grazing

There’s a stone wall of sorts near the top of our country lane. People don’t know if it’s coming or going unless they visited...