Embrace the change
Tis the season to be ... worried. I spent this holiday season in complete knots over an opportunity — a marvelous one I had...
Books, plans and farm ‘Congress’
A week or two into every new year, most folks review, often regretfully, their list of resolutions already bent, broken or buried. That never...
The history and success of Keystone Steam Drillers
(Editor’s note: Additional information about the Keystone Driller Company was published in a column in the Dec. 12, 2013, issue.)
Hello again steam enthusiasts. I...
FSA loan options require certain criteria
Hello Again!
Each year Congress appropriates funds for FSA farm loans as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture budget. The funds are appropriated for...
My new bike was no match for pony
My new bike was nice, but not as nice as friend's pony.
Following tile and pipe rules makes for ‘one less thing’
By DAN KRAMER
Forrest Gump was a great movie. At least that’s my opinion. I’ve had people tell me it wasn’t something they enjoyed because...
Dairy prices look favorable for 2014, but anything could happen
Dairy prices, while hard to predict, do look favorable for new year.
It’s cold outside, so do some nature reading
Ask any wildlife biologist to name an important professional influence, and most will say Aldo Leopold (1887-1948). His textbook, Game Management (1933), essentially created...
The Countryman’s Year: Old diary rekindles simple gratitude
Finding words of wisdom in a 1936 journal: "Blessed is the man who can enjoy the small things, the common beauties: the little day-by-day events, sunshine on the fields... So many people who go afield for enjoyment leave it behind them at home.” --David Grayson (pen name for Ray Stannard Baker).
Sorghum-sudangrass a summer alternative for feed and fuel
By CHRIS PENROSE and CLIF LITTLE
Sorghum-sudangrass hybrids are warm season annual forages that look like sudangrass in growth but are generally taller, with larger...
