Sweet summer memories trump news
Twenty-four years ago, when On My Mind was "born," I promised myself I would try very hard to not dwell on the past in...
‘An inordinate fondness for beetles’
Over time, quotations can acquire legendary status. So it is with some words attributed to British evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane (1892-1964).
It's said...
Erratic grain markets after USDA reports
USDA cut the corn and soybean crop estimates in the Aug. 11 Crop Production Report, but the market has had two minds about the...
LETTER: Don’t kid yourself, Ohio farmers, HSUS just getting started
Editor:On Aug. 1, the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review permitted the final two proposed Ohio livestock care standards, layer hens and veal, to...
Count your blessings in disguise
Life is not the way it’s supposed to be, it’s the way it is. The way we cope with it is what makes the...
It takes nutrients to grow forage
Proper soil nutrients are required for forage plants to maximize growth. Data indicates our forage plants use 20+ elements to live and grow. All...
Planning on passing on your farm?
Estate planning workshop might be worth day out of the fields.
Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy– Honey comes from bees
Hello Again,A deep red Gerber daisy from my daughter for Mother’s Day. A soft pink geranium that was given to us by our Master...
Fainting goat shares her life story
(Editor’s note: With a busy season and remodeling projects under way, guest columnist and fainting goat Ms. O’Malley is taking a turn filling in...
A real worker finds something to do
The undercooked thought and overbaked talk that endlessly paralyzes Washington would not have gone far on the southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth before someone, boss or hired hand alike, would have condemned the yak and urged all to "get to work."
