What do all those colored flags mean?
Have you ever wondered what the various short colored flags along a road right of way mean or across a yard or even a field?
No one appreciates summer on the farm as much as children
For kids, summer on the farm is the best time of all!
Plenty of options for summer bird feeding
With the right combination of foods, feeders and water, a warm weather feeding station can be just as busy as one in mid-winter.
Be prepared for 2015 crop storage
Now is the time to get ready for your 2015 harvest by applying for a Farm Storage Facility Loan through your local FSA office.
Nature’s calling, is anyone listening?
Overall, USDA estimates, 45 million turkeys, chickens, and ducks in 15 states have been euthanized in an effort to limit the spread of the contagious, deadly flu.
Poisonous plants: What’s the risk to livestock?
Every year I get questions from livestock owners regarding poisonous plants; either for identification or for information on how to manage around a known poisonous plant.
Grain marketing: Planting Progress not dead
USDA's June 8 Planting Progress report says soybean planting still lags history. This has some traders saying that all the bean acres will never be planted.
Flowers add meaning and symbolism to the garden
Floriography is an intriguing study for those interested in how a flower’s characteristics, history and traditional uses give it symbolic meaning.
Commentary: Water quality is a muddy issue
Improving nutrient management — whether by voluntary measures or by forced regulation — isn’t cheap. But it's a muddy mess farmers can't ignore, says Editor Susan Crowell in this commentary.
American exceptionalism — except for what farmers grow
In the chaos that surrounded Congress leaving Washington, D.C. for a flag-waving Memorial Day holiday, your House Ag Committee found time May 20 to vote to kill Country of Origin Labeling, or COOL, for beef, pork and chicken sold in the U.S.
