Wednesday, October 7, 2026
female bobolink

Learn more about the "wait to mow" movement and how it helps bobolinks and other grassland birds who've lost habitat.

While our last item kept you stumped, we hope you'll be able to help identify this antique metal tool.
Raised-bed garden

Julie Geiss recalls the first year she and her husband planted a herb and vegetable garden, or rather gardens.
census banner

Alan Guebert ponders the division that's present in the United States, considering everything from systemic racism and the pandemic to ag policy.
Mr. Wonderful, Boy Wonder and Girl Wonder

Kymberly Foster Seabolt dotes on Mr. Wonderful, reflecting on the kind of father he's been over the years, as Father's Day approaches.
soybean field

Marlin Clark delivers a grain market report for the week of June 15, 2020.
black lives matter sign at a George Floyd protest

Alan Guebert ponders his own white privilege — the privilege many rural Americans share — and how it can be used to speak up and combat racism.
cherry tree

Judith Sutherland remembers her oldest dog, Channing, who passed away just four days shy of turning 14.
wildflowers

Learn some simple backyard conservation practices that won't make you public enemy No. 1 in the neighborhood.
Lanterman's Mill

Julie Geiss recounts the views of a recent trip to Mill Creek Park. Learn more about the history of the man-made structures and the beauty around them.