The awe-inspiring circle of life
A baby is God’s opinion that the world should go on.
— Carl Sandburg
By Judith Sutherland
Farm and Dairy columnist
When I was a newlywed 30 years...
Fordson tractors were loved beyond U.S. borders
The first of Henry Ford’s long anticipated farm tractors rolled off the Dearborn assembly line more than 90 years ago on Oct. 8, 1917....
Be on time
My parents were very insistent that wherever we were going we should be on time. They set the example, and we learned by it.
There...
USDA/FSA Marketing Assistance Loan could tide you over
Farmers, if you're watching the market, and find yourself a little short on cash, the USDA's FSA Marketing Assistance Loan program could help.
Potash pullout: From Russia with love
The July 30 news that Uralkali, the huge Russian potash producer, was pulling out of the global fertilizer cartel might be that nation’s richest...
Pretty perfect camping
I am happy to report that my “send a watermelon to camp” program is coming along nicely. We have come to the realization we...
Animal rights vandals hit butter cow at Iowa State Fair
Vandals from the Iowans for Animal Liberation dowsed the Iowa State Fair’s butter cow with red paint symbolizing blood, and wrote “Freedom for All” on the glass display window.
Was Pappy Maverick wrong? (When buying land isn’t a good idea for farmers)
World population, U.S. farm productivity, Earl Butz and Bret Maverick: What should farmers believe?
You know the saying, ‘with friends like these’? How it’s playing in D.C.
So you think you’re going to get a farm bill by the time the budget brawl breaks out Oct. 1?
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Hello Again!
The motto for the Boy Scouts is “Be prepared.” Are you prepared for your 2013 harvest? Will your corn be singing, “Oh give...
