Get ready as cold weather continues
This year's colder-than-usual weather reinforces the need to be prepared.
New farm bill was a shameful process
The farm bill may be settled, but the process was ugly.
Groundhog Day is chance to break cycle
As the Super Bowl Groundhog Day approaches ... think about the Bill Murray movie. ... Are you stuck in a negative loop? Could you improve and make things right?
Weather dominates grain market talk
Corn has gotten back toward the top of the trading range it has been in for the last two months, but that is about it.
4-H can make a difference in child’s life
Adolescents can be significantly influenced by factors in their homes, schools and communities. And 4-H participation can be a huge difference-maker.
Why farming changed the way I eat
Once upon a time, not so long ago, I was a vegetarian. Then I became a farmer, and it completely changed my food attitude.
City farming for country folks
Urban farms are filling vacant lots, growing as rooftop gardens, and sprouting in streetside flowerboxes. Creative and resourceful city farming methods put-to-use in the country can increase farm yields, productivity and profit. Urban farming techniques can help country farmers optimize space, micromanage renewable resources, and market products direct.
Rev. George Hazlett’s final column: A good life
Rev. George A. Hazlett shares his final thoughts just prior to his death Jan. 18, 2014. Rev. Hazlett was 74.
What’s that worth? Value is in the eye of beholder
This material is the result of some of that inspiration that we all get on occasion. As usual, I’m not sure just what happened...
Let the nesting season begin, in spite of the cold
With the polar vortex still fresh on our minds, it almost seems silly to discuss nesting birds. But the nesting season begins in January...
