Teach children to live in the moment
Columnist Judith Sutherland urges adults to give children all the kindness in the world to help with their monumental decisions.
Life: It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon
In the big dining room of life, columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt urges readers to savor the buffet, not just race toward the dessert cart.
Thistles Again
Thistles bring beauty to the back yard of Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb.
Skill: Outfitting saddle trappings
Few realize how much craftsmanship goes into saddles and related items for horses. Columnist Roy Booth shines a light on the subject this week.
Hazard A Guess: Week of Sept. 4, 2003.
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Daddy and his helpers make a great team
A farm is a finely tuned machine, and a good leader always needs a good crew, even if the crew is a young one.
Reader can’t understand war mentality
I never thought that I would live long enough to see a president worse than Lyndon Johnson.
The Third Spill’s A Charm
Mother Laurie Marlatt Steeb learns her lessons after a summer of lax rules.
Future best-selling author says thanks
Each year, Farm and Dairy sponsors the 4-H creative writing competition at the Ohio State Fair. We are proud to lend a hand to some of the state's talented youth. The following letters are from some of this year's 4-H project participants.
Child’s death barely raises an eyebrow
Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt takes a serious note discussing the death of a 20-month-old child who was beaten to death.













