Monday, April 29, 2024
Alan Guebert's childhood farmhouse

Alan Guebert recaps his recent visit to the farmhouse of his youth.
historical image of a reaper

Find out how Cyrus H. McCormick developed the reaper and revolutionized grain farming in the 1800s.
Milking parlor

Learn how to improve your employee recruiting process and interview skills to find employees that are the right fit for your farm.
Riparian zone near a stream

A riparian buffer with a good mix of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants will trap and filter out much of the sediment that is being carried by runoff.
Lake Erie fishing boat

Beginning in January, Lake Erie anglers fishing Ohio waters will be allowed three rods for the first time. Mike Tontimonia breaks down the pros and cons.
Halloween landscape

Scott Shalaway defends the outcast wildlife commonly associated with creepy Halloween decorations — bats, spiders and snakes.
cocklebur

Judith Sutherland provides an update on Kip's training, and details his recent encounter with cockleburs.
An old picture of Kym Seabolt's children celebrating a past Halloween

Kymberly Foster Seabolt reflects on the things that have sucked the fun out of Halloween for her — grown children and extreme school policies.
soybean harvest

According to Marlin Clark, the market is tired of all the drama about the China trade deal. Find out what other insights he offers in his column this week.
mount kenya

We often don’t think about the stress limited rural broadband access puts on us. But how does it affect us? How is it impacting our future? Something needs to give. We, as a society, need to do better for rural communities.