Howard’s priceless gift of simple giving
Alan Guebert keeps his Christmas tradition going and shares one of the first remembrances from the southern Illinois dairy farm of his youth.
Keep farm nutrients in place
Farmers need to be aware of best practices for manure. Learn more about ideas and assistance to keep your valuable nutrients in place.
Baby, it’s crazy outside
Now that we can all mark ourselves safe from the great Christmas carol offense of 2018, it's time to dissect what the heck just happened.
What was your best gift ever?
We recently crowdsourced with our readers to hear about their memorable gifts, which got Editor Susan Crowell pondering: What was my best gift ever?
If you want to keep your goals, put them down in writing
While we are all huddled down, surviving the cold, with little else to do, other than work and keep livestock warm and dry, start setting goals for 2019.
All I want for Christmas
Kymberly Foster Seabolt considers asking for things with a deeper meaning this Christmas and shares what she really wants from Santa.
Dec. 21: The shortest day, longest night
The first day of winter is defined by the year's shortest day and longest night. The good news is that days get just a bit longer each day thereafter.
Deer were rare in Ohio not so long ago
The first year to see an Ohio deer harvest total over 10,000 was 1974 when 10,747 were tagged. Hunting in all 88 counties was not permitted until 1979.
No more wild market swings, eh?
Alan Guebert believes the key to a better year in 2019, is to not swing at wild pitches, like "easy" trade wars and tried-and-failing farm programs.
Gifts fade, memories last forever
Judith Sutherland shares her memories of the last Christmas she got with her with Grandpa Charlie and reminds us gifts fade but memories last a lifetime.
