Take a swing at the good ones
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell says you don't get a hit by looking for a walk - in baseball, on the farm or in life.
Smithville FFA celebrates growth
Chapter was recognized by the state association for achieving a growth in membership of 71 percent.
Supreme Court to decide beef checkoff
It's unclear whether beef checkoff supporters or naysayers will prevail in the fight threatening to end the federal beef checkoff.
Reader says President Bush has to go
Reader says Bush has performed impeachable acts on numerous occasions for four years.
Surge of storms saturates Ohio fields
Storms flood fields, lightning kills cattle.
Farm Bureau needs to wake up and smell the compost
Reader writes Senate Bill 115 is another example of the "control without investment" school of government.
Recruiting farmers: ‘Come farm with us’ in northern New York
Four New York counties join to show farmers what their area has to give. Pa. couple takes them up on their offer.
The farm’s ‘other’ manager
For Don Kurtz, being a dairy nutritionist means a lot more than dropping off mineral. It's about being the manager farmers don't know they have.
Ag dust not as bad as believed
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency air samplers found to overestimate the amount of fine particles in agricultural dust.
Consider factors before starting a heat synchronization program
An Iowa State University expert says there are many things to consider before jumping into a beef cattle estrus synchronization program.












