December USDA reports a nonevent, as usual
Last week the USDA released its December crop reports and recorded no real changes, but corn prices were firmer and soybean prices remained weaker.
Keep your dairy herd’s udders and teats healthy during winter
Taking care of the udder and teats during the harshest weather of the year will keep the cows comfortable and healthy, meaning fewer cases of mastitis.
Know your options before you raise hay next season
Learn more about the cost-effectiveness of raising hay by deciding whether to skip fertilizer, use an alternative, buy fertilizer or not raise hay at all.
Conservation catchphrase: Keeping clean water clean
Learn how to keep clean water out of contaminated areas and convey this water back to streams and ditches to be carried downstream, all while staying clean.
Children reveal how fast time flies
Children serve as a reminder of years — and time in general — rolling by faster than we otherwise would realize.
Reader: Support country of origin labeling for beef
Reader calls cattle producers to take notice of upcoming legislation that could impact the industry.
Considering profitability and probability of ag-aligned carbon markets
Alan Guebert considers ag-aligned carbon markets, listening to Corn Saves America — an audio history of the marriage of environmental goals to farm needs.
Traditions, old and new, make the season special
Julie Geiss shares considerations for choosing a live Christmas tree as she and her family prepare to go get theirs.
Long Lane House
Just when she had given up on naming her home a plucky Amazon driver delivers the name Kym Seabolt had been searching for for over 20 years.
The rise and fall of prohibition in the United States
The ratification of the 18th Amendment and the enactment of the Volstead Act marked the culmination of a long campaign in the U.S. against liquor traffic.
