Nature’s calling, is anyone listening?
Overall, USDA estimates, 45 million turkeys, chickens, and ducks in 15 states have been euthanized in an effort to limit the spread of the contagious, deadly flu.
Poisonous plants: What’s the risk to livestock?
Every year I get questions from livestock owners regarding poisonous plants; either for identification or for information on how to manage around a known poisonous plant.
Grain marketing: Planting Progress not dead
USDA's June 8 Planting Progress report says soybean planting still lags history. This has some traders saying that all the bean acres will never be planted.
Flowers add meaning and symbolism to the garden
Floriography is an intriguing study for those interested in how a flower’s characteristics, history and traditional uses give it symbolic meaning.
Commentary: Water quality is a muddy issue
Improving nutrient management — whether by voluntary measures or by forced regulation — isn’t cheap. But it's a muddy mess farmers can't ignore, says Editor Susan Crowell in this commentary.
American exceptionalism — except for what farmers grow
In the chaos that surrounded Congress leaving Washington, D.C. for a flag-waving Memorial Day holiday, your House Ag Committee found time May 20 to vote to kill Country of Origin Labeling, or COOL, for beef, pork and chicken sold in the U.S.
Lead ammo’s days could be numbered
It may have been slow in coming, but change is in the air for hunters, shooters and even fishermen.
A tale of two sisters and snakes
Based solely on my own experience, I suspect most people hate snakes.
How Russia saved Oliver, and vice versa
A chapter from The Romance of the Reaper.
Foundry patterns still valuable to collect
The show season is well underway for 2015 with some of the early and well known shows in the past, or upcoming. Since I...
