Flowers and birds are a bit mixed up
No matter your opinion of the late but unmourned winter -- since this is a family publication we'll not offer our thoughts -- it...
Tribute to Motherhood
It's a special day that first time a daughter calls home after moving away and asks for Mom's advice
Hazard A Guess: Week of May 8, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Delayed planting dominates markets
Rain patterns across the Midwest have seriously delayed plantings, and have jerked around markets.
Friends wanted for playdates and coffee
Paris Hilton needs a new best friend. Nicole Richie, former faithful sidekick, has gone and selfishly had a baby. So what’s a celebrity to...
Limiting feeding heifers is possible
Limit feeding heifers. Sounds like a plan when feed ingredient prices are soaring out of sight. Less feed, less cost, right? Maybe, maybe not....
What comes across the editor’s desk
What you never read in the mainstream press.
‘Bloated’ farm bill on shaky ground
Since 1981, when I picked up my first pen, paper and paycheck as a journalist, six farm bills have come and gone. With them...
It’s a great time to live on a farm
I can think of nothing better than living the farm life, and it becomes especially clear during the month of May. This morning's walk...
FSA Andy for May 8
Hello again!
Looks like farmers in the area are getting some field work done — in between rains, that is.
While you’re out there working...
