Songwriters tell our lives in music
"God is in the roses, the petals and the thorns, storms out on the oceans, the souls who will be born. And every drop...
We need to protect our streams
I remember as a kid the best part of our family reunion was catching "crawdads" with my cousins in the creek. I didn't know...
Most times grandma’s ways work just fine
Let me state for the record that I am firmly against food poisoning. I am definitely not a fan. Having had it once, I...
Yes, farming is ‘cool,’ but practices aren’t
Farm Sanctuary founder says most citizens oppose the intensive confinement of animals, and so does a new breed of farmers.
Winter management is key to protecting sod base paddocks
Livestock grazing management strategies can be used to protect those good sod base paddocks.
Ask FSA Andy: Catch up on your farm recordkeeping
Hello Again,As I drove into work this morning, I saw the woods speckled with orange in a variety of places…in trees…around abandon barns…. sitting...
A Black Friday mouse tale
"I asked for riot shields, but they wouldn't give me one, so it's not going to be that bad I don't think."-- Target employeeI...
Our youth are the future of agriculture
2010 ... It has been a "dickens" of a year! The challenge of the American job market has loomed in blogs, coffee shop conversations...
When deciding how to mount a deer, it’s wise to be picky
Whether it’s a 12- or 14-point monster, probably the trophy of a lifetime or a spindly fork horn, perhaps the very first deer taken...
Veterans’ sacrifices don’t change with times
As the holiday season approaches, I find myself thinking more and more about the families pulled apart by military service. It goes without saying...
