Busting the great ag export myth
Former Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman couldn't stop for a cup of coffee in farm and ranch country without waxing romantically on how "1 in 4 acres of American farm production is exported.
A happy ending for a special horse
This is the story of one special horse. When my daughter, Caroline, was a little girl, the biggest thing on her wish list for several consecutive years was a pony.
Digging deep to find motivation
Baseball hall of famer Ryne Sandberg said his dad always told him, "Keep your nose clean, your mouth shut and your eyes and ears open because you might learn something.
Can’t stand the heat? Stay out of summer
Summer is a favorite of so many for one obvious reason: it is the one season when total disintegration of social mores is completely acceptable.
Angels with Plastic
Our family had a good laugh recently. Several of us allowed ourselves to be prospective credit applicants when Josie's college friends did a fundraiser for an on-campus organization.
Land use debated in Columbiana Co.
A recent article in another farm publication reminded me of some of the issues facing Columbiana County land owners.
My summer as a kitchen migrant
Sometime in the early summer of 1965 I migrated from my mother's hot kitchen and the family's enormous garden to our farm's sweltering hayfields and crowded milking parlor.
Diagnosing rattle fatigue on the farm
Do you know what rattle fatigue is? There are no Census Bureau statistics available regarding this, but I'd be willing to bet that nearly 90 percent of all farmers have experienced it at one time.
What does it take to farm? Numbers
"What does it take to earn a living on the farm?" Good question. What's the answer? Actually, the question was the title of a report from a Minnesota Extension educator (we used to call them 'agents,' remember?).
Jobs for Jo
With a year of college behind her, Josie moved her stuff back home (it's always more than you start out with) and jumped with both feet into the job market.
