Gentlemen, start your ag engines
Do you want the good news or the bad news? Thing is, you can't separate the two, when you talk about farm economics.
Don’t be too sure of ‘someday’
Nothing's wrong just as long as You know that someday I will. Someday, somehow I'm gonna make it all right But not right now.
Looking for answers to old problems
On any other day, the Jan. 23 confirmation that another BSE-carrying cow had been discovered in Canada would have rocked that nation and its Canadian beef-importing neighbor to the south.
Hitchin’ a ride on the rails (well, almost)
While some kids played house, I remember playing railroad hobo with my sisters and our cousins. Our maternal grandparents, Henry and Mabel Tucker, lived on a nice, small horse farm on the outskirts of Ashland.
What Important Lessons Have You Learned?
Be My Guest (Columnist) I offer this pointed article by Kia Harries in place of my own column with appreciation to her.
Working the bugs out of family sick times
You really need to be in tip-top shape to come down with anything nowadays. The down-and-out workout.
White House proposes to slice USDA
The federal government's annual game of fact or fiction - once known as the budget process - kicked off its nine-month season Feb.
Farmer’s daughter sings from heart
I spent Friday night with a singing farmer's daughter and it was the most fun I've had in a very long time.
Which is more comfy: sand, mattresses or waterbeds?
An interesting question came in the other day. "What does Extension think about sand-based freestalls versus waterbeds?" It is fair to say that Extension fully supports sand as the platinum freestall base for a couple of reasons.
Primed for Puzzles
Maybe it's laziness, but when I fix on a thought process that requires a quick answer, my focus goes fuzzy.













