Embracing the Beast
An old box of Beauty and the Beast valentines triggered thoughts for Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb this week.
Will New England farm story repeat?
Columnist Judith Sutherland questions what is really progress.
Winter, winter go away, come back some other day
Winter wind, howling in the depths of December prompts us to wish to retreat to the easy chair beside the fireplace, a cup of something warm and steaming nestled in our chilly hands.
Bigger and bigger and …
It was, literally, a sight for sore eyes. Two years ago March 12, trumpets blasted in Ankeny, Iowa, as America's new gladiators for agricultural...
How to get more out of your pastures and improve water quality on the...
Improving your pasture management skills will grow more forage that will have higher quality that will better feed your livestock and make you more...
Farm bill is first step in long process
If the writing of federal legislation is, as often described, a kabuki dance, then the farm bill passed by House Ag Committee July 19 is only the first, essential step of a complex drama that has two more months of rewrites before its scheduled Oct.
Prioritize a water source in a rotational grazing system
Finding ways to meet the needed water demands can improve the efficiency of pasture use, writes OSU Extension Educator Dean Kreager.
The season to embrace the imperfect
We are in the thick of the wonderful season that is Christmas at our home. The cookies, the caroling, the snow and the glow....
Consignment shop is great find, great resource
I enjoyed a St. Patrick's Day meal with Dad, complete with a green votive candle holder for our table, all the green serving ware...
Hazard A Guess: Week of March 13, 2003
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
