She’s one unhappy camper
I am not, nor will I ever be, the 'roughing it" type.
My husband, bless his heart, refuses to believe this.
Get A Life, Mom
Marking another first for me, the mom who could be a grandmother by now, I smoothed down the drama and trauma of missing my youngest daughter's recent visit to the family doctor.
Supreme confusion over checkoff
After the U.S. Supreme Court surprised both sides of the beef checkoff court fight May 23 by declaring the $80-million-per-year mandatory tax constitutional, opponents and proponents alike offered a dizzying display of spin.
Use performance monitoring to make your nutrition dollars worth it
Feed is the most expensive input on a dairy farm.
Dairy operations typically incur annual feed expenses amounting to $1,000 to $1,200 per cow per year.
Writers and mothers can relate well
Now that I'm a "real writer" (as opposed to my former slacker's life as a married mother moonlighting as a writer), I'm amazed at all the similarities - besides sleeping late - between tortured artists and me.
Letters Home: A Glimpse of World War I
Helping prepare a program for my Monday (reader's) Club prompted me to dig out the correspondence my family has saved over the years.
Got debt? Milk giant downgraded
The finances of Dairy Farmers of America are souring faster than cream in a July sun, according to a May 9 Moody's Investors Service report.
Book is reminder of lesson on loyalty
While reading the book written by Bettie Youngs, I couldn't help but notice many similarities to so many farm families I have known over my lifetime.
Farming is greater than your farm
Combing through yellowed pages of Farm and Dairy from 1925 yields a unique look at history. As I look for items to include in the "80 years ago" portion of our weekly Read It Again feature, I'm struck by how different life was then, and yet, how little has changed.
Schools are ready for moms who flunk lunch
I am an unfit mother. Oh sure, other mothers might see the merit in hiding it better. But me, I work hard at it.
