Homesteading: Wild West beckons
What was it like to be lured by the pamphlets and the rhetoric, to head West for land, lots of land, just by homesteading it. Columnist Judith Sutherland wonders just that is a series starting in this week's column.
Dairy Channel: Farming crickets or cows takes skill
District Extension Dairy Specialist veers from her normal dairy channels this week to explore the world of cricket farming. Yep, that's right. Crickets.
Vocal minority passed Florida hog legislation
Agriculture lost its voice in the recent Florida ballot issue to prohibit the use of gestation stalls for sows.
In fraktur, lettering becomes an art
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about motifs illustrating birds and flowers painted on large barns common in eastern Pennsylvania.
Lucky Chucky
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes about the new creature sharing her yard.
Read it Again: Week of November 14, 2002
80 years ago this week. The average rate of wages of U.S. male farm labor Oct. 1 was $28.97 a month, with board....
Hazard A Guess: Week of November 14, 2002
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Veterans’ courage continues to inspire
Columnist Judith Sutherland shares why she thinks Veteran's Day should be observed more than just once a year.
Dairy Excel: Farm with a winning business attitude
Bernie Erven writes on farm management, sharing the fact that the top manager sets the tone for everyone else in a business.
Colonists’ Sunday church rituals
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes of early settlers' first meeting houses and the traditions of those structures.
