Monday, April 27, 2026
hands with puzzle

The pandemic is touching the lives of everyone, globally. That knowledge helps put things in perspective for Rebecca Miller.
Iowa Farm

Alan Guebert ponders how challenging it is to find one person with the combined skills needed to fill the about to open job of the secretary of agriculture.
ladybugs

Learn more about free apps that provide data about plants, animals and insects that can improve the identification efforts of any person that uses them.

Learn more about strategies for feeding cattle in the snow, and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
covered wagon

Learn more about the start of a large migration of Anglo-Saxon pioneers at the end of the War of 1812.
calculator and notebook

In this week's Dairy Excel column, David Marrison answers all your farm tax questions.
engagement ring in a snowball

Kym Seabolt reflects on what a very “married” Christmas is really like. Not better. Not worse. But definitely different.
sunset

Judith Sutherland remembers Nate Shafer, who was a fun and funny, a country boy with stories to tell, and a joy to be near.

Julie Geiss shares her family's yearly quest to find the perfect Christmas tree.
standing corn in field in winter

Last week, corn futures lost 13 cents and nearby (January) soybean futures lost 29 cents. Marlin Clark weighs in on recent changes in the grain markets.