Take some ‘pause’ time to think about your farm, goals, community
David Marrison encourages readers to pause from the daily grind and clear their minds to think about their farms, their goals and their communities.
Make sure you keep soil nutrient management records
Soil sampling on a regular basis, nutrient management records and knowing crop removal rates are must-haves for a successful harvest.
Summer fun, tradition found among the dunes
Julie Geiss and her family return to the Outer Banks of North Carolina every year. She shares some thoughts and memories from her most recent trip.
A tale of two puppies
One puppy is easy. The other has sass and intelligence to spare. Tarma Shena begins her journey in raising them both, individually, and as part of the pack.
Grain price crash baffles drought stricken farmers
Marlin Clark explains grain market prices despite an ongoing drought that's affecting farmers' crops across the United States — it rained on LaSalle Street.
Worker wages are not the cause of higher food prices
Alan Guebert investigates higher food prices. All too often the money doesn't flow to farmers, farmworkers or food processing and restaurant workers.
Reader: Different perspectives are valued
A long-time reader of Farm and Dairy shares his thoughts on the different perspectives he's seen in the publication recently.
Raising peafowl not all it’s cracked up to be
Julie Geiss recalls the time she tried to raise peafowl and all the trials and tribulations that came with it. Is she going for round two?
Meet the Holmes County SWCD’s mascot, Kathmandu
Holmes County SWCD houses a yellow bullhead catfish named "Catman" to remind visitors of the wonders of nature and the importance of conservation.
The ocean cures all ailments
Judith Sutherland remarks on the curative qualities the ocean has and how she longs for chances to visit.
