Saturday, December 27, 2025
shovel

Aaron Dodds recalls a special Thanksgiving when planting a scraggly tree had the power to replace his grandfathers' aliments with intrigue and joy.
silo

Marlin Clark offers a Midwest harvest update, as well as, insight into current conditions affecting commodity prices in the U.S. grain markets.
1924 cattle slaughtered

In 1924, a foot-and-mouth outbreak rocked California and the U.S. Diseases, like African Swine Fever, are grabbing current headlines. We need better traceability. Now.
corn

According to Marlin Clark, the big question when grain buyers meet is simple: where is the corn? Find a full update on grain prices in his column this week.
classroom

Judith Sutherland reflects on how school shootings and active shooter drills have changed the comfortable atmosphere she recalls from her youth at school.
shotgun

The 16 gauge "sweet 16" Browning semi-automatic shotgun is a coveted piece that still serves as an attention-getter among collectors of sporting guns.
coffee

As it turns out, surviving versus thriving winter is all in the attitude. Kymberly Foster Seabolt weighs in this week in her column.

We can't stump you! You've solved four of the mystery tools, but can you tell us what this week's antique tool is? Can you keep the streak going?
corn kernels and dollar bills

Alan Guebert talks politics as yet another government shutdown looms a week before Thanksgiving.
elephants

Like it or not, trophy hunting is legal. In his column this week, Scott Shalaway wonders whether or not it should be.