We need to stand behind Bush
Reader objects to earlier letter bashing President Bush.
Safe shopping
Kymberly Seabolt contemplates both the benefits and pitfalls of online shopping.
Spider Savvy: Small, select natural wonder
I trimmed some overgrown weeds at the back of our house. Although they bother my wrists, I chose my manual hand trimmers because they are quiet compared to my electric trimmers.
Gray wolves are no longer endangered species in the Great Lakes region
Give a standing ovation to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a recent decision to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act in the western Great Lakes region.
Doesn’t federal deficit worry anyone?
"The U.S. Congress, which never ceases to be amazing, recently voted to give the Pentagon $11 billion more than it had asked for.
Number of farmers determines state loan funding
Each fiscal year Congress allocates the Farm Service Agency loan funds as part of the USDA budget. Congress makes allocations for each loan program:...
Friends beyond the barnyard pick
Sometimes, animals choose us. What would any farm be without a cast of characters from the animal world? The heart of an empathetic country squire is often large enough to encircle Mother Nature's castaways rather than just those animals they've enclosed within their barns or gates or crates.
Christmas is Only a Dish Towel Away
Winter fast approaches and so does the Christmas holiday. I see large snowflakes blending with spattering rain as I wait to taxi my daughter Kathie and our neighbor Michael to school.
What to put in your bird feeders this coming winter
Feeding backyard birds can be as simple or as complicated as you choose to make it.
Planning family future full of pitfalls
Planning is one of the most critical functions of management. Planning decisions can range from the short term of addressing the everyday "fires" of the farm business to long-range planning for retirement, transition and estate planning.
