A Father’s Day turkey dinner fit for a lady
By MIKE TONTIMONIA
Father’s Day in this house is usually minus Dad due to an annual Canadian fishing trip that always seems to happen over...
Reader concerned over buying influence
Editor:
The Dairy Excel article in the June 5 edition of the Farm and Dairy by Dr. Normand St-Pierre called “Battling the phobia of GMO’s”...
Beaver tales: Leaving an ecological impact
Though large and common, beavers are seldom seen unless you know where to look. The best time to see beavers is at dusk on...
Hard work and values
I am at that crux of life where my children need me to be ever more vigilant. It is my contention that teens require almost as much if not more hands-on parenting as toddlers.
Aerial planting makes cover crops more interesting and practical
Cover crops are an old topic, but the benefits are worth repeating.
Wise scheme helped dad sell a tractor
Farming in the early 1950s, my father pushed to the verge of working himself to collapse. Holding down a full-time job as a tractor...
The big news in the corn market comes from China: Corn rejected
China has rejected some U.S. corn, not elevators/processors warning farmers: We will not be accepting "grain containing unapproved GMO traits, including Agrisure Viptera (MIR-162) and Duracade."
Battling the phobia of GMOs
The opposition to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is mounting another charge, this time through various state ballots designed to put into law the mandatory labeling of GMO-derived ingredients in food.
Eye can see clearly now
So I spent Memorial Day in the emergency department, as you do. Well maybe not as YOU do. You probably make good choices. I...
Did you plant after June 5? Call FSA
As I worked in the hayfield this last weekend, counting the small squares as they went off the back of the baler, I once again realized how blessed I was to be a farmer and to be involved in agriculture in general.
