Spring: The milk inspector is coming
For farm families, spring cleaning takes on an entirely different meaning than it does for most people.
Gore is playing the role of his life
The recent televised Academy Awards program was an Al Gore-apalooza, as the assembled actors and musicians were almost giddy in their support of the former vice president.
Chilly weather meets a chilling tale
Yes, coaxed forsythia, brought in perhaps 10 days ago, blooms on the kitchen table, brightening however gray the morning and hinting that hopefully King Winter and his minions are retreating.
Notes from a Label Baby Mom
I enjoy keeping an eye on fashion. Not that I dress so well, but I've always been fascinated by handbags and, impervious to my husband's dismay at my overflowing boxes of footwear, I feel there's definitely a certain shoe that completes the look of every outfit.
Neonatal workshop targets calf care from birth through weaning
The future of every successful dairy operation depends on a steady supply of healthy, productive replacement heifers calving between 22 and 24 months of age.
Peterson gives us straight answers
Ag journalists were well-blessed last Election Day when, in the Dem's retaking of the U.S. House of Representative, Collin Peterson assumed the chairmanship of that chamber's Agriculture Committee.
Perspective: I’ve lived a charmed life
Many things in life require more tenacity than most humans want to conjure, from sunup to sundown, day in and day out.
Farm and Dairy: It takes a thief
True confessions: I'm a thief. I steal good ideas wherever I can find them. And hopefully, you're the beneficiary.
Legumes are pastures’ best friends
Nitrogen is generally the most limiting nutrient for plant growth and it is also one of the most expensive nutrients when purchased as a commercial fertilizer.
Come on, let’s redo payment limits
In a surprisingly move, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns offered three reforms in his Jan. 31 farm bill proposal to fence rich farmers from the farm program payment trough.
