Winter pasture management can also be mud management
Let me paint you a winter pasture management picture. Here sits our grazier, indoors next to a cozy wood stove fire while the farm's...
Escaping Russia, becoming American
Sutherland recounts the story of “Goldie” Weisberg, who escaped from Russia with her family and struggles to become an American.
FSA Andy for Oct. 22, 2009
Hello, friends!October is always one of the most active months of the year around my house. Routines are being set for school, fall sports...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Feb. 6, 2003
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
My warming hut
Bryce Angell crafted a poem about his favorite March days — when the sun was out and he would sit atop hay stacks, sunbasking and dreaming of summer.
Bad timing for a weak grain market
Farmers are facing the need to sell corn for spring cash flow into a weak market that continues lower over the last few days.
Erosion, sediment control regulations impact more of life than you think
I have a bad habit of assuming that everyone knows all there is to know about erosion/sediment control-- that it fascinates and holds the...
Struggling to explain lower grain prices
Crops are in bad shape in the Midwest, and the grain market is trying to decide just how bad. Columnist Marlin Clark shares some insight.
How to detect poisonous weeds in your pasture
Understanding the dangers and various management strategies to control toxic plants will reduce the risk of potential poisoning for your livestock.
A Pig by Any Other Name… Still Smells!
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes about an unlikely pet - the pig
