Part VI: Hardships make people stronger
The 1920s to the early ‘40s were good years for Charlie and Anna Myers. They had finally found the farm that they would call...
Whip-poor-will, owls and katydids: Night sounds
At 5 a.m. May 19 I awoke abruptly to a loud sound just outside the bedroom door. As the cobwebs cleared my mind, I...
Ghosts of Gettysburg
Every year we take a vacation, my best friend and I and our collective four kids. In more than a decade of annual road...
June, farm bill could be another mess
June meant the end of school, the beginning of summer and the arrival of dairy month.Now, somehow, June has become the Golf Channel’s official...
Technicals and fundamentals collide as grain market seeks direction
The party is over for the old crop beans and corn. The corn has to be sold while a buyer will still price it against the July contract.
From catfish to walleyes: Fishing season is here
With fishing season in full swing success often comes down to weather, which of course, includes high pressure, low pressure, and everything in between,...
Priorities
What are priorities? Where have they gone? Are they still important? Can they change your life? What effect do they have on you and...
Magazine column shows how dating has changed
Not long ago I bought a bound volume of Successful Farming magazines from 1939 (the year I started first grade). Each issue contains a...
Mail call: Shalaway hears feedback on ticks
Last week’s column about ticks drew a quick response from many readers, including a great tip about a simple, inexpensive tool to remove engorged...
Life lessons learned: Grandparents can connect children to nature
A quote from Benjamin Franklin states: “Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I remember. Involve me, and I learn.”
To explain, 15 years...
