Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Kym Seabolt's house

Kimberly Foster Seabolt reflects on what it means to be home in the place your grew up.
Capitol dome, Washington D.C., Farm and Dairy file photo

Republicans in Congress are already signaling that their return will bring no 2023 Farm Bill and no 2024 federal budget by Sept. 30.
chopping corn silage

Now is the time to be reviewing, servicing and preparing equipment used for silage harvest so that down time doesn't decrease your silage quality.
forages

Thoughtful management will allow managers to help control weeds by making sure the desired forages have a healthy competitive advantage.
dave brandt, a guru in no-till farming practices, stands wearing blue jean bib overalls in a field of sunflowers

The term innovator is used a great deal but what does it actually mean? Stuart Heavilin weighs in in this week's The Dirt on Conservation column.
outhouse

Bryce Angell crafts a poem about a weekend stay way back in the Salmon Idaho forest.
sunset

Judith Sutherland reminds readers not to lose sight of the good things happening in the present moment.
prairie flowers

Eliza Blue offers a short poem in hopes that it inspires you to breathe in the last of summer's magic before we get swept up into all that comes next.
barn swallow

Every spring Tami Gingrich awaits the arrival of the first barn swallow with great anticipation. And throughout the summer she's delighted by them.
People and amusement rides at a fair.

Bonnie Ayars reflects on how the Ohio State Fair is a foundation of learning and living.