Sunday, April 26, 2026
chickadee

A group of birdwatchers made a little local history, doing the Christmas bird count in a circle based in Canton for the first time in 70 years.
sprouts

Crop modeling allows producers to focus on the right time and rate of nutrient applications while looking at the return and keeping nutrients in the field.
american flag in a flower box

Julie Geiss explains her 2021 mantra — "Made in America" — and encourages others to be more mindful of where the product comes from before purchasing it.
bridge in the woods

Scott Shalaway thanks readers and recaps his long career and prepares for retirement.
a red barn on a farm.

Alan Guebert sheds some light on why he's not sharing comments from his most critical readers this year and what the real problems facing rural America are.
bathtub

Kymberly Foster Seabolt describes her and Mr. Wonderful's motivation and excitement (or lack of excitement) over remodeling their bathroom a fourth time.
Chinese lantern

Judith Sutherland shares a personal experience and urges readers to learn to live with gratitude a difficult year comes to a close.
finance sheet and calculator

Farm families should estimate what their desired standard of living is and then develop a plan to make sure farm revenue increases to meet these goals.
sheep in pasture

Rebecca Miller stopped writing at one point this year. She started again, because she could take a breath long enough to put something down in written form.
Standing corn in snow

Marlin Clark offers an update and analysis of the grain markets before the close of 2020.