Strength through faith endures all
To describe my dear friend Karen as strong seems an understatement of epic proportions. Karen, who has made a career of helping others to...
Farm profits fell faster than Wall Street
When Wall Street stumbled, futures markets hit the floor.
Parenting for dummies
I normally make it a hard and fast rule not to make fun of other writers. I mean, it's hard, this writing gig, and...
Back seat research drives the obvious conclusions
From time to time, Farm and Dairy's esteemed editor -- in what is probably a vain attempt to stave off yet another inevitable column...
Fall bonfire shares blessings to all
As September bows out to October, we enjoy the subtle reminder that season's change is coming once again. We enjoy warm days and crisp...
The bail-out heard ’round the world
It is difficult to think about anything but the U.S. banking sector implosion these days. Even though Wall Street is miles from your home...
Duncan’s Story Part II
I'll continue the account of the dog the size of a small deer that strayed onto my brother's place. It stayed through the following...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Oct. 2, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Fall: It’s not the end of the grazing season, it’s the beginning
October signals the coming end to our pasture-growing season. In some cases the growing season equals the grazing season. When pasture growth ends, so...
Let’s blame it on the bossa nova
Last week in this space we looked at the "outside markets" as an effect on our grain markets. Recently, they have been a dominating...













