Fiesty wren rules the Jenkins roost
To think I am being held hostage by a half-ounce bird! Outside the kitchen window, the wisteria vine is headed for the roof, hulls from oil sunflower seeds are piling up, venturing to the trash can elicits a loud scolding, and even filling the bird bath is a challenge.
Making time for celebrity crime
I can't even get arrested in this town. Well, OK, technically I could probably get arrested, but what I probably wouldn't get is a CNN ticker and headline news.
Your Ticket To Bali Ha’i
"Step, kick, kick, cross-back, step, step; repeat, kick, kick, cross-back." I heard my daughter practicing in her room.
Farm bill is first step in long process
If the writing of federal legislation is, as often described, a kabuki dance, then the farm bill passed by House Ag Committee July 19 is only the first, essential step of a complex drama that has two more months of rewrites before its scheduled Oct.
A little teamwork goes a long way
"Until that time, he hadn't given money much thought. They'd never had much, but neither had anyone else they knew.
The case for farmland preservation
Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got till it's gone They paved paradise and put up a parking lot - Lyrics by Joni Mitchell Ten farms in Adams County.
Sacrificing crops for silage is a good move if conditions are met
Dry conditions in many parts of the state have greatly reduced hay and hay silage yields, which has reduced forage inventory on many dairy farms.
Son’s bravery turns Mom upside down
Hanging upside down at 45 mph is definitely NOT the time to start fretting about your child's hip-to-shoulder ratio.
The Improved Blueberry
The first berries I helped pick, when I was a kid, were strawberries. Makes sense. Close to the ground, easy to reach, I loved to eat them, but they still make my arms itch.
Take stock of the farm every year
You may not consider yourself a large corporation, but completing a regular SWOT analysis of your farm or agricultural business can be beneficial to keep you competitive.
