The things we really want are free
The climb to attain what seems to matter is set to music by the group Little Big Town in a song titled Free.
Use it or lose it
Antique values are not "ever rising." They peak and then backslide as the people who have a collective memory of that item fall away.
Avoid botulism, listeriosis risks in small grain baleage
Now is the time to review management practices to prevent possible botulism and listeriosis health risks associated with poor quality small grain baleage.
Turkey hunting hasn’t changed
Turkey knowledge penned nearly 50 years ago hasn't changed one bit. Turkeys are one of Ohio's greatest hunting challenges.
Ask FSA Andy about farm storage loans
FSA's Farm Storage Facility Loan program provides low-interest financing to producers to build or upgrade storage facilities.
There goes the neighborhood
Farm and ranch groups are now less social and more tribal. Many have a “we’re-right, you’re-wrong” view of farm and food tech, policy and their customers.
Fertilizing forages, pastures improves growth
If hay is harvested year after year and not fertilized, production will decrease substantially.
Understanding the mystery of bird songs
As spring migrants return slowly in early spring, maybe two or three species per week, it's a great time to learn new bird songs.
We owe a debt to dogged journalists
Editor Susan Crowell salutes the gutsy reporters who earned the 2017 Pulitzer Prize, particularly Art Cullen of The Storm Lake Times, for his editorials that criticized agricultural leaders in Iowa.
Markets still stuck on USDA report
The grain markets are still focused on the Prospective Plantings Report, and some "new" news is needed.
