Columns

Two reports released in October revealed tens of millions in pandemic spending were wasted on programs run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

It is time to remind operators and applicators about the importance of following safety precautions when working around manure storage facilities.

Whether you go over the top with holidays or prefer a quieter and more peaceful season it is time to learn to manage your boundaries and expectations. 

Hello from Hazard! We had one guess come in on Item No. 1198. Larry Broestle, North Royalton, Ohio, said it’s a part to adjust the teeth depth of a spring tooth harrow (farming) but part of the handle is broke off. Rodney Borland of East Rochester, Ohio, submitted Item No. 1198. The item was attached to an oak front door in Randy’s home when he purchased it in 1965. The door has since been repurposed, but he did save it. • • • Linda Farnsworth Mueller, Wadsworth, Ohio, found Item No. 1199 in the recesses of the barns that have been in her family for four generations. If you know what it is and what it was used for, email us at editorial@farmanddairy.com; or by mail to: Hazard a Guess, c/o Farm and Dairy, P.O. Box 38, Salem, OH 44460.

Learn more about raising grass-finished beef and what contributes to the overall quality of the meat.

Harvest is finishing in the Midwest, resulting in firmer corn and soybean prices. However, there are long-term downtrends in place in corn and soybeans.

A leaf chromatography experiment enables you to discover and observe the different color pigmentations contained in leaves. Learn how to do this at home.

Kym Seabolt ponders the usefulness and history of Daylight Saving Time, wondering when it will outlive its usefulness and where we might end up if it does.

Judith Sutherland helps her late father-in-law, Don Sutherland, compose a transcript of his World War II diary to give to his sons for Christmas.

Alan Guebert explains why no amount of net-this or net-that has a snowball’s chance in our ever-hotter world of ever working.