Give me that merit badge, give me that badge
If I have learned anything from my years as a Scout Parent -- first with Cub Scouts (cute) and then Boy Scouts (cute, but...
The old gray mare has loped
The old gray mare, she ain’t what she used to be. You know the one — she galloped in and got you all excited...
The Crossley ID Guide to eastern birds
More than 30 bird identification guides line my book shelves, so I guess I'm a collector. Most are very good. Some even include...
Dairy Channel: Taking a closer look at the future structure of the dairy industry
Ernie Oelker poses the real question: "What can we expect milk demand to be over the next 10 to 20 years?"
Patience is a missing commodity
Columnist Judith Sutherland says patience and family farms go hand in hand.
Conservation district offers resources to help with the whys and hows
Conservation districts are where the why and how of conservation come together. The mission of the Guernsey Soil and Water Conservation District is to promote the sustainable use of natural resources.
The Holy Bible
Nothing is more pleasing to me as a pastor on a Sunday morning than to see people carrying to church their Bible. It is...
Dairy farmers mooch it up in Maine
Most freelance writers are born moochers.
With no corporate travel budget behind them and a flood-or-dust income stream in front of them, the art of mooching - traveling, dining, drinking and vacationing on other peoples' tabs - quickly becomes a way of life.
Winter feeding and supplementation: Are you effectively controlling costs?
Undoubtedly, winter feeding practices of livestock varies from farm to farm as much or more than any other feeding period the entire year.
Neighbor girl brightened my days
The sun was low in the sky, evening coming on, when the buggy arrived. I stepped outside to see who was coming to visit,...
