Judith Sutherland: Snowed in: Enjoying the simple life
Ah, March. It is a month that has long brought us such a seemingly unending array of weather here in this part of the...
Will luck of Irish be with farm bill?
What's up with the farm bill? Why is it taking so long to finalize? Why is the president threatening to veto it?
Life Out Loud: Where there’s smoke, there may not be fire
Is it a sign of old age — or the apocalypse — that I am suddenly feeling this winter like never before? It’s been...
Dairy Excel: Reach that magic number for profit
Even when feed costs are much lower than the present market situation, monitoring herd feed costs is very critical for increasing farm profitability.
Total...
On My Mind: The animals know spring is near
If ice storms weren’t so frightening and dangerous (please, God, don’t let the electricity go off, don’t let the trees and wires fall down,...
Farm and Food File: I must confess: I don’t have a clue
A furrowed brow and clenched teeth usually accompany the phrases “Officer, you’re right,” and “I don’t know.”
The former hasn’t split my lips since,...
Hearth to Heart: Getting the Message
My emotional daughter often shows her teenage side so it’s gratifying to me when she shows signs of growing up. One night, Kathie was...
Hazard A Guess: Week of March 6, 2008
Hello from Hazard!
The weather must have frozen your fingers — no responses came in on Item No. 826, which we first unveiled last week.
Take...
Judith Sutherland: We survived 1960s, 1950s farm life
For those of you who are linked to the Internet and receive e-mail regularly, I’m sure you have seen the rather tongue-in-cheek commentary questioning...
Life Out Loud: Fashion do’s, don’ts and does it matter anyway?
I think I can safely say that I join the rest of the free world in relief that the terror and unrest is behind...
