Balloon releases: What goes up, must come down
Balloons become pollution, and sometimes, deadly pollution.
Water quality and dairy farms: A summer meeting you shouldn’t miss
Water quality regulations impact agriculture (dairy in particular), so it's a good idea to stay up-to-date with what's coming down the pike.
Teens DO look to you for guidance
Every youth could benefit from hearing from you, and I can think of no greater lesson you could share than the passion you each bear for your own life’s work.
The capstan made hard work quite a bit easier
Way back in antiquity, man himself had to provide any muscle power needed to perform useful work. This, of course, drastically limited the amount...
Part VI: Hardships make people stronger
The 1920s to the early ‘40s were good years for Charlie and Anna Myers. They had finally found the farm that they would call...
Whip-poor-will, owls and katydids: Night sounds
At 5 a.m. May 19 I awoke abruptly to a loud sound just outside the bedroom door. As the cobwebs cleared my mind, I...
Ghosts of Gettysburg
Every year we take a vacation, my best friend and I and our collective four kids. In more than a decade of annual road...
June, farm bill could be another mess
June meant the end of school, the beginning of summer and the arrival of dairy month.Now, somehow, June has become the Golf Channel’s official...
Technicals and fundamentals collide as grain market seeks direction
The party is over for the old crop beans and corn. The corn has to be sold while a buyer will still price it against the July contract.
From catfish to walleyes: Fishing season is here
With fishing season in full swing success often comes down to weather, which of course, includes high pressure, low pressure, and everything in between,...
