Monday, June 15, 2026
cattle and bales of hay on pasture

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.
Riparian zone near a stream

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. 
hands in a corn field

Children serve as a reminder of years — and time in general — rolling by faster than we otherwise would realize. 
beef cattle

Reader calls cattle producers to take notice of upcoming legislation that could impact the industry.
Ethanol sign

Alan Guebert considers ag-aligned carbon markets, listening to Corn Saves America — an audio history of the marriage of environmental goals to farm needs.
Julie Geiss Christmas tree

Julie Geiss shares considerations for choosing a live Christmas tree as she and her family prepare to go get theirs.
Long Lane Hill 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.
barrels

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. 
corn

Marlin Clark explains how the grain markets have been affected by fears fueled by the omicron variant and the Russian presence in eastern Ukraine.
common loon

Thousands of ducks, gulls and other birds fly in from Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Newfoundland and the Arctic to winter on Lake Erie and other Great Lakes.