Around the Table
Overall cancer mortality rates decline
The latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that cancer death rates continue to decline in men, women and children in the U.S.
How-To's
A beginner’s guide to growing backyard grapes
To successfully grow backyard grapes, you need to select the right cultivar and then meet its planting, pruning and growing requirements.
Clean up your farm shop
Chris Kick recently cleaned out his grandfather's farm shed, picking up some tricks along the way. Check out these tips to help clean up your farm shed.
Columns
Happy Mother’s Day to our cows as well
In May, we celebrate Mother's Day but did we take time to consider how grateful we should be to the four-legged moms, the cows that produce milk for us.
The farmer’s shadow in your fields
Crop scouting needs to begin before the crop is planted and continue throughout the growing season.
Trade talks with China, ridiculous
Alan Guebert hopes U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators can forge a better deal than the current option in order to export soybeans, corn and pork.
When litter kills wildlife
Most anglers are dedicated conservationists, but some are serious litterbugs. They need to stop littering waterways with used fishing line.
Ranking hunting and fishing magazines
Mike Tontimonia shares his list of the best hunting and fishing magazines.
Steam fueled a revolution, but was risky
One of the prime movers of the revolution was the steam engine and its ability to pull multiple cars of goods and people along tracks across the country.
