Thistles Again
Thistles bring beauty to the back yard of Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb.
Need to get back to legacy as caretaker
Reader Mary Gibson says corporate farming takes none of the risks and reaps all of the rewards.
Conservation starts in your backyard
COSHOCTON, Ohio -- Do you ever remember mowing your lawn in March? Due to the warm weather this year many of us did just...
Australia’s AWB Ltd. days are over
About the time most Americans werecarving their Thanksgiving turkey, Australia's virtual wheat export monopoly, AWB Ltd, was being carved up like a Christmas turkey - a Christmas turkey for U.
Cubs and cattlemen: Paying to lose
Chicago Cubs baseball fans and American cow-calf ranchers have two things in common. First, they can't win for losing and, second, they pay heavily...
Family meetings just make sense
Regardless of the size of your dairy farm, if there are family members involved - directly or indirectly - with the business, it is important to conduct regular family business meetings.
Looking forward to hunting season
Hunting season was a special time of year.
News nudges corn and wheat to highs
Speculation about Russian wheat exports seems to be the cause of recent price jumps in the Chicago wheat futures.
Be wary when collecting native items
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the hazards of collecting artifacts relating to the American natives, especially when they are too perfect and too clean.
Marital immunity? Scratch that
As we tally the final numbers at summer's end, we find that with the arrival of cooler weather goes what little hope we had...
