Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Item No. 1283

Help Farm and Dairy readers kick around ideas as we attempt to identify Item No. 1283.
eggs

Eirc Keller's crew tries their hand at cooking something special for Christmas as part of their homeschool curriculum.
grafting froes

Paul Locher explains how valuable apples were on the frontier of Ohio Country in the early 1800s, and how settlers improved varieties.
smartphone

Kymberly Foster Seabolt considers how phone etiquette has changed with the times and the introduction of the mobile phone.
Brazil soybean plantation

Marlin Clark weighs in on the grain markets following recent highs punctuated by a correction.
pigeons

Tami Gingrich details the characteristics and habits of rock pigeons that allow them to survive and thrive among humans.
2015 Algal Bloom

Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District intern Cole Plassman provides insight into the issue of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie.
snow and tree

Eliza Blue and her family are hunkering down to get through the recent cold spell in South Dakota.
fireplace

The recent cold spell has Kymberly Foster Seabolt considering the cost of heating a mansion.
snowy leaves

While pushing through this long month of January, Judith Sutherland is trying to find the beauty in it.