Monday, June 29, 2026

I sat in my Jeep thinking about all the administrative tasks I could have been doing at the office instead of waiting to see the yellow school bus full of first graders pull in for a field trip I said I would help with.

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.