Growing up in a world unlike today
While many in the 1950s and ‘60s were drawn to take a turn as a wild west cowboy, many of my memories involve ‘playing house,’ my older sisters telling me what to do and say.
Hey, birders: It’s time for Project Feeder Watch
Project FeederWatch, Cornell University’s citizen science program sponsored by the Lab of Ornithology, has begun a new season, and new volunteers are always welcome.
Grid marketing could reward your herd
Most cattle feeders are pretty shrewd businessmen and women. They don’t just know how to run a break-even.
They live and breathe them. They study...
Unsteady prices as harvest winds down
I am remembering the traditional harvest schedule of my youth, when we hoped to have the crop in by Thanksgiving Day.
Restoring old tractors is rewarding, but costly
I don’t claim to be “restoring” a tractor, as to me that means making it exactly as it was when new, an almost impossible undertaking unless one has unlimited funds.
Who wants to be a beekeeper? Plan spring hives now
Fall the best time to procure supplies, learn skills and build connections for thriving spring hives.
How to ID common feeder birds
Identifying common backyard birds is relatively simple by using a step-by-step procedure.
New survey gives more accurate view of Lake Erie fish populations
Lake Erie’s walleye —easily one of the wonders of the fishing world and the only fish known to fall from the sky on New Year’s Eve in a western Ohio coastline city that claims to be the Walleye Capital of the World — is simply not what it once was.
Bring on the winter season
Fall’s first frost — usually a mid-October event in my adopted central Illinois — waited until the last possible monthly moment — deep into Halloween night — to finally show winter’s white face.
Tips on managing manure in winter
Cold weather is quickly approaching and with it brings manure management concerns.
