The Banner We Wave
At the recent Memorial Day ceremonies, I was pleased to see most everyone in the crowd show respect for our flag, with hand over heart standing when one passed by.
Grazing livestock? Please pass the salt
Salt is an item commonly used in livestock feed rations and because it's used so regularly, it is easy to forget the importance of...
Triggering a new Green Revolution
World food security. Climate change. Bioenergy. Oil prices.There are some weighty issues on agriculture's table right now. Will we be up to the challenge...
Bare cupboard needs a great crop
There’s no profit in arguing with government numbers, a veteran commodity trader once moaned to me.
“You might be right come two months,” he...
Nothing wrong with tree hugging
One magical element of a farm childhood includes the thrill of tree climbing. When mountain climbers have been asked, “What makes you do this?”...
Wise antibiotic use just makes sense
In Europe, antibiotics are handled and administered by veterinarians. Interestingly, antibiotics are used on organic dairy farms — when necessary for animal health —...
Sleep over, perchance to dream (or cry)
It is said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. If this is so,...
Creatures under rocks and in the skies: Help for hellbenders and birds
Here's a question for the anglers in the family: Have you ever hooked a long, slimy, four-legged creature while fishing on a clear, cool,...
My Powder Puff Pet
Temptation jumped from a bulletin board at our local grocery. "Free hamsters to good home" headlined pictures of two available live balls of fur....
Childhood memories swirl in spring
Like a breaking floral wave, the locust blossoms frothed and foamed in the breeze, their inimitable fragrance beckoning bees whose humming was an audible...
