Read it Again: Week of Aug. 23, 2001.
Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Neither cheap nor poor, just genius
Every August, about silage chopping time, my mind flits back to a burning question of my youth: Given the old fashioned way we made corn silage on that southern Illinois dairy farm, were we just poor or were we just cheap?
English for the English speaker
As a trained professional in most things English (the language, not the nation), and with the Labor Day kick-off to the election season just...
Read it Again: Week of Oct. 18, 2001.
Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Grain markets: Are we swimming into new crop?
There has been a lot of grain market volatility to confuse things. One day, we were up 4 cents and the next down 4 cents. The optimist says we are going higher, the pessimist says we are going lower, and the realist says the market did nothing for those two days.
Welcome Spring!
Warmed by the sun, my bare arms feel free in the fresh spring air, and the heat that builds in my van reminds me of warmer days ahead.
Hazard A Guess: Week of July 15, 2004.
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Challenges open our hearts to all that we have
There is nothing sweeter than a gloriously sunny October morning — a wide-open, no-demands Sunday morning — here on this beautiful farm.
I walked with...
FSA Andy for June 11, 2009
Hello Again!Your local Farm Service Agency needs your help! We are seeking nominees to serve as a candidate for the county committee and you...
Celebrity wedding survival guide
Traditionalists who believe that marriage is a sacred union between a man and a woman are undoubtedly heartened by the knowledge that America's reigning queen of overexposed celebrity, Jennifer Lopez, walked down the aisle this summer for the third time.
