January has produced a winter wonderland
Over the last two weeks, we have had 13 inches of snow, and winter has just begun. I consider this good news. I love...
Think about it: Belated Christmas greetings
It hardly seems possible that Christmas is here and gone again. It seems like just a few months ago that I was getting ready...
Some easy tips may help reduce hay losses from round bales
Large round bales are the most popular source of hay when winter feeding beef cattle. Unfortunately, these bales are subject to a variety of...
Storm warning
I don't think there has ever been a doubt I don't have the ability to take care of myself, but now it's official: in...
FSA seeking county committee advisers
Hello again!Happy New Year! Whew, it seems like our "cliff diving" trip has been canceled. I, for one, am very happy about that --...
Think about it! What is wealth?
WHAT IS WEALTH?
When you stop and think about it, one of the highest goals of mankind today is to become wealthy. Have we allowed...
Can politicians restore nation’s trust?
I don't know what they're doing in D.C., but it's clear what they're not doing. The work we sent them there to do.
Grain market prices defensive going into the end-of-year reports
Grain prices are at or near lows on all three major commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade.
The ‘doctors of old’ started as farm children, from simple backgrounds
Part II of a series
“The old country doctor was a man of few words because there were no words.” >-- Dr. Arthur E. Hertzler,...
The strong survive and succeed
"Anyone who reaches the heights of his ambition never had an ambition."
-- Arthur Hertzler, M.D., 1938
Part I
The advancement of a civilization can be chronicled...