Love and loss, pride and joy
"I can't find Pikachu."You wouldn't think those words would strike fear in a woman's heart but oh, let me tell you, they do. Pikachu...
Keep horses in the barn little longer to give pastures a fighting chance
Oh the joys of spring, birds migrating back, grasses starting to green up, blowing winds, extreme weather changes, and yes, mud! Very few of...
Prospective Plantings report looming larger
Ahead of the USDA Prospective Plantings Report, we have estimates of large increases in corn acres and significant decreases in soybean acres.
Some things do get better with time: home heating
As a long, cold winter finally winds down, I was thinking about how comfortable most of us are in our homes with modem heating...
Planning saves soil during timbering
If you sold timber and the company’s poor management practices led to soil erosion and stream sedimentation, you’d probably have some choice words for...
Look beyond U.S. borders for reason in the uptick in dairy markets
No quicker did we forecast a drop in milk prices in early January, than the price of all dairy products shot through the roof....
Real ag agenda seems to be football and pheasants
In Congress, the House aggies aren't exactly tied up with policy debates to address, say, today's soaring food prices, the nation's perilously thin food stocks or a dysfunctional federal dairy policy.
Wash day? We have it way too easy!
My grandmother once told me that my generation had no idea what real housework consisted of, especially when it came to wash day. She...
Nest boxes are simple — don’t complicate things
The first day of spring always reminds me that it's nest box season. It's time to build and place a few more nest boxes...
Loans available for socially disadvantaged and beginning farmers
Hello friends,The Farm Service Agency has loan programs to assist beginning farmers and/or members of socially disadvantaged groups to finance agricultural enterprises. Under these...
