Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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Judith Sutherland recalls things about being a child on a farm in the 1960s that felt almost magical.
Buffer strip

Learn more about the benefits and structure of a relatively new practice for agricultural stormwater management, the cascading grassed waterway.
fawn laying down

It's best to leave baby animals alone so their mothers return. However, there are things you can try to ensure survival while they're waiting for mom.

Alan Guebert reminds readers that when fear and anger at individuals replace love and duty for the nation, an honorable lion can become a gun-hiding mouse.
blue heron

Julie Geiss shares some recent experiences with nature that have mesmerized her and her children.
Holstein dairy cows

Learn more about assistance programs that can help dairy farmers.
graduation

Kymberly Foster Seabolt offers advice to newly minted “adults” as they move forward into the world after high school. 

Washington decided on a bold stroke of military strategy to win the Battle of Trenton on December 26, 1776.
Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park

Julie Geiss details a recent hike she and her family took at Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park.
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There are strategies farmers can follow to become more economically resilient. Learn more in this week's Dairy Excel column.