Learning farm ropes can be shocking
It made me stand up a little taller when my dad said to me one morning in the milking parlor, “I just couldn’t farm without you. You do good work.”
On a dairy farm, derby races are good cause for a break
Watching the big horse races was a family tradition.
Here’s to steady planting progress
With the arrival of mid-May, every farmer I know is feeling the need to push hard through any window of opportunity.
Saying goodbye to good neighbors
How do you say goodbye when good neighbors move?
We always think we’ve paid our due
It seems, somehow, that we had a very good year last year. It's always shocking, isn't it, to be told just how much your...
Respecting nature is very important
“Religion, philosophy and science have become a part of our developing earth-concern. We discuss the waste and conservation of our natural resources, the need...
Animal or human: The care is what is important
Part II
Check out the first column on this series here.
In the world of animal health, a positive ending to testing or treatment is always...
An animal does tell you things
“Let’s be honest, many human doctors regard veterinary medicine as crude, plodding and nebulous.” — Dr. Nick Trout, Tell Me Where It Hurts: A...
Don’t take life for granted
A concussion left Judith Sutherland in pain after her fall this winter.
Farm names live on long after owners
Farmers pay homage to generations of the past.
