Snakes, bats and spiders could use image makeover
Halloween can be a terrifying holiday for small children. Boogie men and scary creatures strike terror in their hearts. I’m hoping we can dial...
White House proposes to slice USDA
The federal government's annual game of fact or fiction - once known as the budget process - kicked off its nine-month season Feb.
Are you ready for summer forages?
Warm-season annuals forages have grown in popularity over the years to help fill in the forage deficient period we call summer. Explore your options.
Late summer a good time to think about pastures and hay crops
Late summer can be an excellent time to establish new forage stands. It is also a good time to seed in bare or thin...
Building a strong case for neoliberalism’s continued weakening
Rana Foroohar builds a strong case for neoliberalism’s continued weakening in her new book, “Homecoming," and the world should hope she’s right.
Special behaviors make bird cohabitation work
Over the next eight weeks, Neotropical migratory birds will return. Some will move on; others will stay and nest locally.
On a good morning, birders...
Farm life teaches children ingenuity
A farm kid could never begin to count the ways in which they learned ingenuity while accomplishing even the smallest of tasks during the course of a season.
Why would you consider management intensive grazing?
Many of you have seen them -- farms split into paddocks where the animals are rotated each week, every three days, once a day...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Sept. 3, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least 'hazard a guess' as to its use).
As you’re planting, remember FSA deadlines
Hello Again!
Is your corn in the ground? Is your wheat ready for the bin? Are you prepping for beans yet? Are you just a...
