Face it, my stuff has no value
I know I will never discover that my $40 yard sale card table is worth $40,000 and it's my own darned fault. I'm too cheap to have ever paid $40 for a used card table in the first place.
Brook trout are prolific underwater breeders
My wife has a cousin who, like many anglers, lives for opening day of trout season. He loves native brook trout (He pronounces trout...
Desiderata: Words of wisdom for all ages
Sometimes just the right words, placed on paper, can help make sense of what seems totally senseless.
Ask FSA Andy: Youth farm loans available
Hello Again!The Farm Service Agency has a loan program to assist rural youth to establish and operate income producing agriculture projects. The youth loan...
Agriculture needs better leaders
How will we -- farmers everywhere -- sustain our ability to feed any of us when there are more of us and less of everything else? Sheep, excellent or otherwise, ain't gonna get that job done. Leaders will.
Hospitality
"I was a stranger and ye took me in" Matt. 25:35.My wife and I were raised in homes where our parents taught us the...
Surely I’m not the only one who’s been tripped up by that time change...
Last month when we were all still enjoying it getting cozy and dark shortly after lunch, I hopped in Mr. Wonderful's truck, a vehicle...
Anyone remember cyclone seeders? The early years of drills and related planting equipment
When I was a kid, my father's crop rotation was corn, oats, wheat and hay. The wheat was planted in the fall after the...
Attention all anglers, it’s crappie season
Joe Kaczmarczk turned slightly, hiding his hands, size six fish hook, an unfortunate fat head minnow, a carefully-selected specimen netted from a nearby minnow...
Early birds to watch in 2012
Last year on April 24, I wrote that ruby-throated hummingbirds were back early. This year they are setting new records for returning early.
One of...
