Friday, February 27, 2026

Outdoors columnist Jim Abrams finds old family treasures in a box in his garage.
A Guernsey cow looking through a fence.

The common sense of a farmer incorporates cow sense, business sense and people sense. Let’s discuss each of these skills and importance for a dairy farmer to make their farm profitable.
two black cassesoles

Cowboy poet Bryce Angell reflects on the memories made in an old cook tent at cowboy camp.
cattle on pasture

Continually scouting pasture fields for forage levels will help us stay ahead of the perspective fall-off in production.
Kym Seabolt's porch

Columnist Kym Seabolt finds inspiration for her home improvement projects everywhere.
Brazil soybean plantation

Conflicting market news is making grain price trends hard to identify right now as USDA refuses to budge on South American commodity harvest estimates.
killdeer

Tami Gingrich highlights the killdeer's unique behavior known as “injury feigning" which makes it one of the best actors in the animal kingdom.
straw

Learn what conditions and characteristics can increase the risk for vomitoxins in straw.
bagels

Kym Seabolt entertains international houseguests for the weekend, offering the full American food experience and so much more.
jeans

Alan Guebert recalls the humble attire of his youth for both his family and the workers around the Illinois dairy farm of his youth.