My New Neighbor
Surprised by a large animal trotting rapidly in front of my van when I turned in our driveway, I slowed to get a good look.
Farmland price bubble will burst
American humorist Will Rogers once cracked that Americans are the only people in the world to drive themselves to the poor house.
Spread the love of books to children
Once upon a time, there was a little boy and girl who loved sitting on their mama's lap and reading picture books.
Green- or whitewashing, it’s still dirty
Ohio State's Normand St-Pierre hits the nail on the head with an observation in this week's Dairy Excel column: "The environmental freight train has left the station.
Farm bill ‘debates’ are deplorable
Even by its Olympic standards for hyperbole and hypocrisy, the performance of the U.S. Senate during the fruitless, pre-Thanksgiving farm bill debate was breathtaking.
What’s old is new again on the farm
I find it amazing, time and time again, how much the world is turning back around to the way it used to be long, long ago.
By the numbers: Food for thought
While you're recovering from Thanksgiving feasts and looking ahead to another month of holiday gorging, chew on these numbers: 702 million pounds The amount of sweet potatoes grown in 2006 in North Carolina, the nation's largest producer.
My monkey-in-law
When I write about my life, people actually ask, with a straight face, if I make things up. When you learn about my people - my family - you soon realize that embellishment is rarely necessary.
HAPPY SHOPPING!
It seems a shame to begin thinking of Christmas before Thanksgiving has come and gone, but that is just what I've done for more years now than I care to keep track of.
Dairy seminars set across the state
It may seem a long way off, especially as you are managing the fall harvest, but winter will be here before we know it and along with it comes a variety of outstanding Extension workshops and educational seminars to help you be a better dairy producer.
