Yearly Archives: 2025
Fall hive preparation and controlling yellow jackets
October blooms feed bees, but hives need honey stores to survive winter. Learn how to prep colonies, deter pests, and protect bees before the cold sets in.
Find ways to release stress during harvest
Harvest brings long days and stress, but small changes, like communication, perspective, self-care and laughter, help farm families manage the season.
When it comes to weeds, what is the best course of action?
Weeds like johnsongrass, foxtail and knapweed challenge pastures and hayfields. Learn how soil health, grazing, mowing and herbicides can manage them.
Predicting the winter
Gordon Meeder offers his insight on winter folklore, believing the best prediction comes with patience: We’ll know how bad it was when May arrives.
The only constant is change
From lake cleanups to H2Ohio, Ohio’s soil and water conservation has evolved over 15 years, reminding us that change brings growth and new opportunities.
Methods for keeping birds out of the barn
Starlings and other pest birds steal feed and spread disease in barns. Learn the costs they cause and effective strategies to keep them under control.
Animals bring joy, mischief
From playful goats to a loyal dog and a mischievous sheep, family animals brought laughter, love and life lessons worth cherishing in everyday moments.
Flag-less, sign-less but definitely not clueless
On a southern Illinois dairy farm, politics stayed private. A father’s quiet choices — and rare political moments — revealed values deeper than party lines.
Embrace those who disagree
Eliza Blue considers viewpoints in line with her own and those that starkly contrast her values at the South Dakota Festival of the Book.
Why-Fi?
Smart appliances promise convenience, but do we really need them all? Kym Seabolt considers the necessity of our connected homes.
