Around the Table
The world’s most important food faces uncertain future
As the world heats up, rice farmers are facing never-before-seen problems that will require never-before-seen solutions that will take years to implement.
How-To's
How to clean a birdbath and keep it clean
A good location, daily maintenance and regular cleanings can help ensure your birdbath stays clean throughout the summer and into fall.
How to keep eastern carpenter bees from damaging your home
Damage to manmade structures can be prevented without harming eastern carpenter bees when their behavior and their lifecycle are taken into account.
Columns
It’s hot out. Is your fence?
Whether you are using an old pasture fence or installing a new one, now is the time to take stock of your electric fence and make sure it is doing its job.
Healthy birds fly
Kym Seabolt is here to provide a virtual hug and assure parents of recent high school graduates that letting go can bring happy tears too.
The world’s most important food faces uncertain future
As the world heats up, rice farmers are facing never-before-seen problems that will require never-before-seen solutions that will take years to implement.
Paradise can be a beach or a farm
Judith Sutherland takes in the smell of fresh cut hay with the same fervor she walked the sandy beaches with on vacation.
The true cost of soil erosion
The costs of soil erosion are far-reaching, but when intensified by human activity, it can have negative environmental, societal and economic impacts.
Flower shopping signals return of summer
Picking out flowers at the greenhouse always jolts Julie Geiss into summer, even if it won't officially be here for a few more weeks.