Water your vegetable garden for optimal performance
Watering the garden seems simple enough, but irrigation is something most gardeners get wrong.
Alan Guebert’s new book binds us to land of milk and Uncle Honey
Columnist Alan Guebert's new book shares stories, photographs, and memories of the culture of American agriculture 50 years ago.
Ask FSA Andy before you mow that CRP ground
Hello Again!
As you read this, Memorial Day is right around the corner, welcoming THE “official start of the summer season.”
Maybe you will celebrate the...
Of early tractor companies, few survived
In the early days, tractor companies were abundant, but only a few had what it took to survive.
Triple threat
The good(ish) news is that GirlWonder is learning to drive! This is probably just a defense mechanism since we keep leaving her places.
Looking for summer books? Shalaway offers outdoor reading choices
If the book buying bug bites you as summer approaches, here are some timely titles suitable for this time of year.
Fishing records continue to be set
Fishing records only hold for so long, before a new record is set.
Beef: You can’t control the cook, but you can decide the quality
You can make sure the beef buyers have a ready supply of consistent, high-quality, tasty and tender product to choose from. Several years' worth of decisions on your farm or ranch all culminate in that moment.
Of early tractor companies, few survived
During the years of World War I and after, at least until the severe agricultural depression of 1921, tractor manufacturers and wannabes, as well as not a few charlatans who only hoped to sell stock in non-existent tractor companies, were thick on the ground, especially in the Midwest.
Your rations are about to change, so be prepared with good analysis
With new forages being harvested, rations are about to change.
