Tuesday, June 16, 2026
gutter

When it comes to construction projects, no matter the size, it is always important to consider ways to minimize negative impacts on the environment.
alfalfa field

Cover crops can be beneficial to most dairy farms, providing additional forage options, reducing erosion and runoff, improving soil health and more.
capitol

Alan Guebert digs into the widely held belief that if you want to get ahead in farm group politics, you can't be political.
corn

Marlin Clark explains the conflicting fundamentals in the grain markets that have caused the recent volatility.
hellbender

Eastern hellbenders are the gentle giants of North American salamanders. Learn more about this endangered species and what's being done to help it.
forage oats

Oats are a good crop to consider as an alternative forage because of its flexibility as a feed, yield potential and low-cost establishment.
telephone and diary

Judith Sutherland uncovers an old diary and reacquaints herself with her 13-year-old mind.
A woman gathers her things in the rain behind a sign for the Homewood Historical Community Farm, in Pittsburgh.

Alan Guebert digs into how the USDA sent almost $24 billion to farmers over two years, but socially disadvantaged farmers received next to nothing.
second-hand sign

As her children begin furnishing their new apartments, Kym Seabolt is all too eager to share the treasures she's accumulated over the years.
cut hay

David Marrison encourages readers to pause from the daily grind and clear their minds to think about their farms, their goals and their communities.