Monday, December 22, 2025

All right, listen up! We’ve got a lot to sort out here and little time to do it.

A frequent question among readers in the aftermath of last winter’s deep freeze was, “How do birds survive overnight low temperatures that plunge below zero degrees Fahrenheit?”

Beginning Nov. 17, farmers will have the opportunity to come into their local FSA office and declare which program option they want to be in for the life of this new farm bill.

Deer permits mean different things, in different counties.

Fall is an excellent time of the year for stockpiling fescue for delayed grazing.

I got my start with other people’s cull cows, just a bid or two above the hamburger market — which was not so dear back then.

We’ve all seen — and sometimes shunned — them.

How to manage variation in milk production.

Miss Nancy and I, along with my little sister B.G. Theiss who is visiting from North Carolina, enjoyed the afternoon at the Farm and Dairy’s recent 100th Anniversary open house at the Salem Community Center.
Carrots

Fall is the time to store the food that's taken all year to produce. Indoor, in-place and buried container food storage systems are practical and affordable alternatives to the traditional root cellar.