Winter watering systems important part of livestock farms
Winter weather creates challenges for providing fresh, clean and unfrozen water to livestock. Learn how to determine which watering system is best for you.
New chairman of the House Ag Committee aggravates his predecessor
Alan Guebert dissects how the new chairman of the House Ag Committee, David Scott, has managed to irritate his predecessor, Collin Peterson.
Old lessons and new challenges
There are things beef farmers are already doing well and areas where they need to do better. Miranda Reiman shares her thoughts in her recent column.
Beware of ripple effects in a watershed
Some pollutants have a local impact immediately and others accumulate and have greater impacts downstream, in lakes, or eventually the ocean.
Perseverance pays off when ice fishing
Julie Geiss shares the trials, tribulations and success of a family ice fishing trip.
Regularly inspecting milking equipment can catch problems
While a milking system should have at least a yearly professional inspection, there are many other on farm evaluations that should be done much more often.
Calling nostalgia
When explaining how she spent snow days, Kym Seabolt was recently asked by a young friend, "why didn't you just play on your phone?" And she's got answers.
Collections of old letters tell a story
Judith Sutherland's mother always kept her desk stocked with stationery and stamps, so that she could brighten someone's day with a hand-written letter.
USDA taketh, USDA giveth back
Marlin Clark weighs in on the short-term roller coaster that has been the grain markets for the week of Feb. 22, 2021.
Focus on the future to improve the meatpacking industry
Alan Guebert shares his thoughts on how the government can improve the meatpacking industry, stating hearings should focus on the future, not the past.
