How to understand your milk quality report
Learn how to monitor and reduce bacterial counts in raw milk. Understand SPC, PI and sanitation tests to improve milk quality and prevent contamination.
Tackling a Midwest corn maze
A family’s first corn maze adventure turns into a funny fall memory filled with wrong turns, warm sunshine and a valuable left-hand vs. right-hand lesson.
Our legacies live on in others
A walk through an old cemetery sparks reflection on respect and restoration after vandalism.
US Labor Dept.: Less pay means more farm employees
A crackdown on undocumented workers and cuts to farm wages threaten U.S. food production. Labor shortages grow as Americans reject farm jobs.
Weird week
A Louvre heist, an internet meltdown and failing smart bulbs, have Kym Seabolt feeling like technology and modern life are anything but “smart.”
Florida fright: An invasion by invasives
What starts as Halloween horror turns real in Florida’s Everglades, where invasive Burmese pythons threaten native wildlife and disrupt the natural balance.
Time to apply for higher education
Autumn brings more than harvest and football. It’s college application season. Learn tips to write strong, authentic essays that make you stand out.
Using fire as a management tool
Learn the difference between wildfires and prescribed fires, how drought fuels risk in Ohio and how controlled burns can benefit forests and pastures.
Letting the night come
Eliza Blue reflects on middle age, change and acceptance, trading flight for rootedness and learning to let go like trees in autumn.
Considerations for restoring pastures after a drought
After drought, pastures need rest, soil care and reseeding. Learn how to assess damage, manage recovery and prepare your fields for future dry spells.
