Doing nothing is sometimes hardest thing to do
As Judith Sutherland took down her bird feeders, she hoped answers to explain the strange disease affecting songbirds would come sooner rather than later.
Space slingshots and laundry
Kymberly Foster Seabolt reflects on the cleaning habits of astronauts in space and ponders why we don't use similar tactics on earth.
Summer markets tease us into uncertainty
Marlin Clark explains the strange state of the grain markets and how they've been affected by unpredictable weather this summer.
Relationships with your veterinarian important
A key component to maintaining healthy animals is to have a healthy relationship with your veterinarian.
Now could be a great window of opportunity for cover crops
Right now offers a tremendous chance to build your soil and scavenge some nutrients by planting cover crops. Learn more about establishing a good rotation.
The cow days of summer
Now is a good time to review how the cows are handling the heat and humidity. Learn more about improving cattle comfort during hot summer months.
The allure of lightning bugs
Judith Sutherland reflects on the universal, almost childlike fascination with lightning bugs among adults from the Midwest.
Much to love in the Black Hills of South Dakota
Julie Geiss and her family work their way west through the Black Hills of South Dakota and onward to Mount Rushmore.
Riding the metal wave left by my iron-bending Uncle Honey
Alan Guebert returned to the fields of his youth with a metal detector more advanced than the one he used 40 years ago. Find out what he uncovered.
The West was not created overnight
Hugh Earnhart digs into the mass migration of tens of thousands of Americans into the western part of the Unites States and what it took to make it happen.
