Monday, December 29, 2025
coffee and computer

This year is especially important due to the impending expiration of several provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by the end of 2025.
sewing

The homestead life is finally starting to make sense to Eric Keller: carefully planning the food for next year, grocery shopping for canned goods in our basement storeroom and mending and repairing what we can.

Alan Guebert talks about Woody Guthrie's song "This land is your land" and how it reminds us that what we make of America is up to us.
Firewood

With the winter months fully upon us, using a local energy source like wood can be a great way to supplement heating your house
sheep on pasture

Some do their gambling in Las Vegas. Farmers prefer to gamble right at home.
USDA NIFA ERS building Washington

Big changes are happening at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the name of efficiency, but it may spell trouble for farmers who are left in the lurch.
Brazil soybean plantation

Marlin Clark weighs in on the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and offers insight on price movements in the grain markets.
trail camera

Tami Gingrich helps readers navigate the basics of choosing and placing a trail camera, so they can enjoy the secret wildlife behaviors they reveal.
Trumpeter swans

Jim Abrams offers a breakdown of the wildlife conservation work the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife completed last year.
child's hand

Ohio State Extension educator Bonnie Ayars reminds Farm and Dairy readers that every generation has wisdom to offer.