Thursday, May 14, 2026
Tilled field

An unforeseen war has contributed to spiking grain prices. At the same time, planting is getting historically late. 
Spotted Knapweed

Ohio State Extension educator Christine Gelley remembers a recently deceased client as a diligent spotted knapweed scouter and urges readers to be like Joe.
Holstein cow

Alan Guebert recalls his motivation for joining the county 4-H dairy judging team, his first trip to McDonalds and how those things were seemingly linked.
sunflower

Kymberly Foster Seabolt suspects she may be the last happy ma'am in America.
window

You can help reduce bird collisions with windows by using screens, various films and even strings or blinds to deter them.
lavender

Some plants naturally keep mosquitoes at bay. Most of them do well in containers that can be arranged around outdoor gatherings. Julie Geiss offers insight.
Wisconsin dairy farm

Finding joy and clinging to that joy is what will bring you through hard times, and it has some health benefits, too.
A girl at sunrise.

Children play a special role in adding value to the lives of those who have lived long enough to lose the loved ones they shared their lives with.
truck

Bryce Angell's latest poem features four cowboys, a pickup truck and some help from above.
snow

In the middle of a storm, in the middle of the night, Eliza Blue realized at long last everything really is going to be okay.