Wednesday, February 25, 2026
burning firewood at night

Farm and Dairy Editor Rachel Wagoner loves talking to strangers and hates talking about politics. How does she reconcile these two things?
birthday

Judith Sutherland writes about the fleeting nature of life and how we must "embrace the here and now with gusto."
rectangular brown wooden table with chairs set

Kymberly Seabolt struggles to understand the trend of not having or using dining rooms these days. Where do people sit, hold family meetings or do homework?
pipeline construction

The incoming Trump Administration is less than thrilled with any current program/policy seen as a Biden holdover, a “big government” regulatory scheme or anything “green.”
calf in hutch

Many studies have shown that decreasing bacteria levels in colostrum leads to healthier calves who consume more starter and are larger at weaning.

While most hunters Jim Abrams has known go to great lengths to ensure that they bring up kids with an honest respect for the law, it isn’t always so.
sunset over a prairie

Eliza Blue celebrates her anniversary of marriage and of moving to South Dakota, a place she never thought she'd put down roots.
underwater photography of water bubbles

why should we care so much about clean water, sanitation and hygiene? And what can we do to help?
red theater curtain

Bryce Angell writes about one time he got a case of stage fright.
winnowing tray

After flailing the wheat, early Ohio settlers processed it into flour.