Tag: family farms
Another good man gone too soon
Judith Sutherland says goodbye to a family friend, who worked on her father's farm during her youth.
Retired educator runs cattle farm in brother’s memory
Following a teaching career of more than 40 years, Suzan Smith continued running her family's Hereford farm in her brother's memory.
Mercer County ag families honored for longtime service
Mercer County Farm Bureau honored two member couples for their longtime commitment to agriculture at its annual meeting Oct. 1 in Mercer, Pa.
Farm chores made fun, with the help of boy’s dog, pony...
Judith Sutherland's dad often said he knew he was born in the time and place that suited him perfectly and was always grateful for that divine placement.
Flock management is crucial
Flock management is crucial for the Weisends, who farm 40 acres in Noble County where they run 50 registered Cheviot ewes and 15 commercial club lamb ewes.
Can friends survive milking parlor?
According to Judith Sutherland, you never really knew the strength of a friendship until your friend took a turn in the milking parlor.
The measured steps of a steady man
Allan Guebert recalls the steady way his father lived and died.
Mabel’s blue ribbon performance
Mabel the goat strikes again, surprising and startling everyone on the farm.
A farm: The greatest show on earth
Those of us lucky enough to be on farms know there is plenty of entertainment out among the more wild part of the country.
The sweet bridge of summer
On the southern Illinois dairy farm of Alan Guebert's youth, July was a slow, sweet bridge between spring's hard hustle and fall's quickening step.
