Mystery item unearthed in soybean field
Item No. 1275 was buried in a bean field behind a house, which was the location of a one-room schoolhouse in the early 1900s. Do you know what it is?
What’s in the trees? It’s fall webworms
As summer begins to wane, messy web-like structures begin to appear near the ends of tree branches. These silken structures are the abodes of fall webworms.
Why do dairy exhibitors wear white?
Wearing white while showing dairy cattle is more than a recommendation from the American Holstein Foundation.
Log rollings brought neighbors together and resulted in spectacular infernos
Logging and log rolling were critical parts of land clearing operations in early America.
Learning hard lessons from heartache and calamity
Eliza Blue has experienced one of the hardest seasons of shepherding in the last few months.
How to manage weeds in a drought
We are noticing weeds more because that is what is left in the fields, and this could lead to more weed problems in the future, writes Jordan Penrose.
Doing the harvest time hustle
Not only is there no time to bake the bread, but the island is also covered in today’s canning jars. It's harvest time at Eric Keller's house.
How ancient glaciers influenced our native plants
The glaciations that covered this land for millions of years completely wiped out all but the tiniest cells of vegetation.
Alternative diesel fuels the law of unintended consequences
In the U.S. quest to clean up our carbon-fueled culture, biodiesel and renewable diesel have become two new darlings of alternative fuel advocates.
Dog’s life and the Big Bang
Kymberly Seabolt gets some good news about her dog, Nova, but life otherwise takes a turn.
