One wish: Growing families and memories
Snow falls, blown by a furious wind, as I write this. Christmas carols play in a continuous loop, a joyous refrain for all to...
Pillar of strength
Ours is a lovely old farmhouse. Sturdy, solid and square.
Transitioning farm to next generation? Consider your USDA participation
Hello Friends:Few things make a farmer happier at retirement than handing his/her farm to someone who also loves working the land. In last week’s...
‘Perilous Bounty’ is a tour of big ag
Alan Guebert provides a look inside "Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It," by Tom Philpott.
Just add water
We have one favorite lake — most boat people do — and here we would spend some of the best days of summer. I found that on the boat I didn’t worry.
What to do with your live tree
After live Christmas trees have served their purpose, we can give them new life and purpose by utilizing them in other ways.
Buying new appliances isn’t easy these days
Kym Seabolt shares her battle to find a new dishwasher, replacing the not-even-four-year-old model that just died.
Grandparents taught family to have empathy and help others
Judith Sutherland recalls a recent conversation with her mother about her grandparents' willingness to help those less fortunate in the 1930s.
The bad market news wasn’t bad enough
The World Ag Supply and Demand report has been released, and just about everything is negative for prices.
Super Olympic bowl sports ball weekend
Kym Seabolt wants to be excited about televised sports, but she just can't muster the enthusiasm.
