Conflicting news confuses grain markets
Planting progress drives the grain markets every spring. Marlin Clark weighs in on where grain prices currently rest and how he expects prices to evolve.
Spending quality time at South Chagrin
Julie Geiss and her husband visited Chagrin Falls to explore the South Chagrin Reservation.
Nature gone wild
Kym Seabolt lives by one core mantra, and that is nature is not to be trusted.
Know your pastures before you start grazing
Grass management is key to a productive pasture. Grass species do not all respond the same to factors influencing plant growth.
The handshake
Bryce Angell crafts a poem about a handshake deal and what he believes a handshake means.
Mother Nature dictates how we can farm
Climate change is reshaping the landscape in the western U.S. and dictating where farming is possible. Alan Guebert digs into the government's response.
How to develop a mission statement for your farm busniess
A mission statement reflects the underlying values, goals and purposes of the farm business and those in management. Learn how to write one for your farm.
Catching chickens is an art
Eliza Blue shares a story from back when she still had a rooster and more chickens and chicks than she knew what to do with.
The cycle of life is filled with gratitude
There is something about the bloom and blossom of spring that always feels like a fresh, new experience.
No quick start to farmer planting
Marlin Clark explains how the markets responded after the USDA Crop Progress report revealed that not much corn and soybeans have been planted yet.
