An anniversary I’d rather not celebrate
This is anniversary month. It will not be celebrated or even observed. Don't anyone dare to wish me happy anniversary! It was one year...
Let’s Talk Rusty Iron: Readers share their tractor towing experiences
The column a few weeks ago brought several responses about the fun experiences folks have had while towing or being towed on tractors. Here are two (somewhat edited for space) that I enjoyed.
Judith Sutherland: Have we lost civility in this country?
It will soon be two years ago that my husband was injured in a car accident when a woman ran a stop sign and turned his full-size truck completely around in the road, fracturing a vertebrae in his mid-back.
In sickness and in health
So the good news is I won't die today. Probably. I have been sick for three weeks. Nothing too serious, just a run of...
Think About It: Appreciation
Are we forgetting to express our appreciation to each other in this new day of self service and automation?
Changes to minor labor laws proposed
A proposal has been made to make revisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act as it relates to the employment of minors on farms....
Urban farmers, welcome to our world
The future of food production will include a "mosaic of different farming systems," as one agronomist recently put it. But the systems still have to be sustainable -- and that means economically sustainable, too.
Grain markets: The good, the bad, and the ugly
December corn futures have now dropped exactly $2 from the 7.77 Aug. 30 high. The good news is that we may have finally put a bottom in.
Bringing in the cows — best job ever
Each day we wander the Vermont woods for an hour or two. I love the leave-taking, the sound of the goats' bells. Herding is...
Follow the road to the red cow on the left
I was in my house on a quiet Friday night when a dead-ringer for Larry the Cable Guy of stand-up comedy fame came roaring...
