A soccer mom gets in the game
I am a soccer mom and I am OK with that.
Do you pay your farm help enough?
Benefits for farm employees vary tremendously from farm to farm and frequently take the place of some wages that might normally be paid to employees in a nonfarm position.
Hunting doesn’t need to be divisive
One day last week, the noise caught my attention. I pulled on my jacket to ward off the chilly wind and walked toward the barn bank.
Ag must reconnect with consumers
It was Larry, not Jimmy, Page that was mobbed when he left the stage in San Francisco earlier this year.
My Horn of Plenty Runneth Over
It's tough to eat right in the average American home these days. Although most of us know we should balance meals consuming more from the fruit and vegetable groups than all the rest combined, it's a tough task to accomplish.
Carbon credits are fraud
In the science of agronomy, no more sacred ground exists than that of the Morrow Plots, a hemmed-in acre in the middle of the University of Illinois campus that, since 1876, has been under continuous corn production.
Truth about boys, girls is all in style
There is a common misconception among amateur parents and people who have never raised children (but curiously always seem to know an awful lot about how other people should raise theirs) that boys and girls behave differently due only to parental programming and societal propaganda.
Internal herd growth equals profit
Ohio State University might have beaten Penn State in football, but the state of Pennsylvania runs circles around Ohio in its commitment to support and grow its dairy industry.
The secret to a happy marriage is love
One day last week, a woman told me the story of her parents. As her father's arthritis began to worsen, her mother began helping him dress each morning.
A WWI hero’s life remembered
From Washington D.C., the telegram is addressed to Mr. Harry Thompson, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, Ohio.
