The ‘softer sex’ was tough as nails
The stories of so many of the women who came before us have always left me wondering how in the world women ever became termed the softer sex.
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My first few years at Farm and Dairy, when I entered the building from the rear, I had to walk by two mammoth Linotype...
When wanderlust meets tractor dust
In my teens and early 20s, there was but one truth that I held self-evident: I would never, ever be “small town.”
From my earliest...
A sap shouting into the hurricane
One fine spring evening 35 or so years ago, I rang the doorbell of the home of the young lady I intended to ask...
Nitrogen timing saves, creates green
Fertilizer prices are extremely high at this time. How do we economically stimulate pasture growth throughout the growing season?
In general, nitrogen has the greatest...
Good food matters
I work part-time in a clothing consignment shop. I’m used to hearing comments from the dressing room when things don’t fit. Every so often,...
Simple ways to stay safe this spring
It is no surprise that farming is one of the most dangerous occupations. A number of factors, including noise, heavy machinery, animals, machine parts that rotate, cut and pinch, and long hours all contribute to this fact.
Searching for sights and sounds of spring
Before launching a paean to spring — surely it is here by now — I must express fervent thanks to readers and friends who took the time and trouble to send me condolences about the Feb. 26 death of my sister, Barbara.
Government playing the patsy again
If either you or I get in a high-stakes poker game and we lose our shirts, an absolute certain bet is that the government will not bail us out.
So Tiny, So Mighty
“So tiny, so mighty,” I’ve heard people describe our church choir with those phrases.
