U.S. gets more from rural America than just our farm products
Editor Susan Crowell says we need new uses of agricultural commodities, to keep that new blood and passion to continue to build our rural communities.
Machinery custom rates for silage operations can vary by method
Significant drought conditions in many parts of Ohio have led to an increased interest in harvesting corn as silage. With very few farmers owning...
Ask FSA Andy: Farm storage facility loans
Hello Again!The motto for the Boy Scouts is Be Prepared . Are you prepared for your 2012 harvest? Will your corn be singing, Oh...
Going for the gold takes dedication
Every summer, Colleen Sharp spends hours in the water. Suiting up, then diving in, she hones her skills and technique like an athlete in...
Wildlife netting can do far more harm than good
Three years ago my wife found an opossum in one of our sheds with a plastic six-pack ring around its neck. I immobilized the...
The care and feeding of your rabid hyena
Today we took our cat to the vet. What I would really like to type is "Today we took our angry, rabid hyena to...
The drought could be worse; we still have options
I went to southern Illinois last week to do some programs and I was taken aback by the severity of the drought in that...
Hoping drought stress eases soon
"Archie saw that there was not a thing to do in that field. In the drought the earth itself appeared to shrivel up. There...
Grain market stable and looking for news
Grain price direction from here is not clear, but one thing we know. In short crop years, we make the high before harvest, then go lower. Grain merchandiser Marlin Clark explains more.
Forget Match.com. Bring those singles out to the farm
Short on farm labor? Just create a "working mixer" for singles, says Editor Susan Crowell. (Hey, it worked for a farmer in Idaho!)
