Cherish our oldest generation
"When the strong storm winds blow, look to your elders. When pain and worry persist, it is good to have elderly friends. They have...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Jan. 8, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Our New Year’s Customs
Ways of celebrating the new year differ according to customs and religions of the world. People in Muslim societies, for example, celebrate the new...
2009 resolution: Live, laugh and love
I have always loved the holidays, enjoying the merriment of the magical, treasuring the family togetherness as we drift through the tail end of...
Who will lead your farm after you?
How much time do you spend developing your farm's next generation of leadership?
Is ‘sucker’ written on our foreheads?
It's the end of the year, but columnist Alan Guebert still has unanswered questions.
The myths and realities of believing
You never think it will happen to you. I paused. I gulped. I looked around, and then down, into the earnest, twinkle-eyed face of...
The year 2008 was really a bummer
Let's just come right out and say it: 2008 was a bummer.Actually, that is one of the kindest things one might say about the...
These Web sites are just right for nature lovers
Each holiday season I recommend books and other gifts that might interest readers. Today I give a gift to you -- a series of...
A life of simple living and giving
(Author's note: The following column was first published the week of Christmas 1998. Now, by tradition, it returns. Merry Christmas. --Alan) The Christmas tree...
