Listen: Spring migration is finally underway
Finally, spring has arrived. Forsythias, hyacinths and daffodils are blooming, lilacs are budding, and the grass soon needs mowing.
And of course, spring migration is...
Market Monitor: Drumbeat of drought fades to an echo
The drumbeat of drought has been with us all winter. Grain prices have declined, farmer selling has slowed, and the talk has been that...
FSA Andy: FSA Seeking Crop Adjusters
Hello Again!
Do you like to travel and work outdoors at your own pace? Then this just may be the perfect job for you! The...
Helping young people care: closing the gap between children and nature
By JOHN NEIDER
In today’s world, it is often difficult to get people excited about natural resources conservation. There are a thousand distractions around us...
How often should you test forages?
Phone caller: “You tell us to regularly test our forages, but how often should we do that?” Expert: "Um..." Now, there's an answer.
The secret to my success
I never tied my mother’s sheer curtains under my chin and paraded down the stairs playing “bride.” I didn’t plan Barbie’s wedding to Ken....
Growing old
We are all in the process of growing old, whether we like it or not. I have heard it said, “You are only young...
Congress needs less old-boy cronyism
While Max Baucus and Jon Tester are both Democrats, both U.S. senators and both Montana country boys, last month’s hurried vote to fund nearly...
Some background on homemade steam engines
We spent the past several articles reviewing many of the engine makes from various places in the U.S. and Canada. At shows you will...
Cabela’s: A retail store and a destination
When the Cabela’s store in Wheeling, W.Va. opened in 2004, it was billed as a “destination.”
Give it a few months, I thought, and it...