Thursday, May 7, 2026
Beiler's Run Trestle

Red dog made a good surface material for dirt roads and, as nothing but cast-off waste material, it was fairly cheap.
giant silk moth

It's the season to enjoy large, winged creatures on the back porch. Silk moths are large, beautiful, and relatively uncommon.
milk cans

In Part Three of Judith Sutherland's four-part series about her parents' early years together, she recalls the guidance they received from valued mentors.
fishing

Mike Tontimonia recaps his recent experience fishing the Niagara region of Lake Ontario.
cow

On average, a cow that experiences mastitis will have increased days to first service, days open, services per conception, and pregnancy loss.
meat label

Lower cattle prices will not bring lower retail meat prices because meatpackers are really in the market power business, according to Alan Guebert.
tools

Kymberly Foster Seabolt has moved into the realm of calling her "bargain" hot tube a "Demon Spa." Read on for continued hijinx.
flooded field

Some farmers are frustrated and complaining that they just have not had good field-drying weather. Then, there are those that got flooded. A planting update.
Capitol dome, Washington D.C., Farm and Dairy file photo

After last week’s farm bill belly flop in the House of Representatives, how do you think its members will be remembered by farmers, ranchers and historians?
water

Although Kymberly Foster Seabolt had no intentions of getting a hot tub, the hot tub came looking for her anyway.