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Hearth to Heart: Winter’s Final Throes
We can never be sure how long and hard we’ll be blasted with cold days at any time of year, but the hope of spring is dancing closer. Thoughts that spring is officially less than a month away lift my spirits, even though I accept the fact that my winter apparel (gloves, scarves, and occasionally
Making farmland preservation work
The screen in the darkened room showed a rural road now bordered on the left by new homes. “I used to farm this,” said Knox County’s Tim Norris as he flipped to the next slide.
Something to be said for stubbornness
Traveling newsman Charles Kuralt once described the farmers of this nation as one of the most stubborn breeds of man alive, and I have never forgotten it.
Alternative grazing options for fall
As the leaves start turning and the nights get colder, our usual crops of orchardgrass, ryegrass and alfalfa begin to winterize.
Pack a Lunch
Our family has never felt compelled to do “back to school” shopping like some, but since Kathie’s lunch bag from last year is worn and stained, during a weak moment in Wal-Mart, I opted to pick up an insulated hot pink bag and a coordinated water bottle that slides neatly inside.
Hard Tack Die-Hards
“What did the volcano say to the earthquake?” My dad’s joke hung over the table as we stopped cutting candy and readied ourselves for his punch line.
A new nay of thinking
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes about new feelings of having her parents needing her to help look out for them.
Tea time in China has long history
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the fine arts that grew up around the fine art of sipping tea.
Production impacts elevator contracts
FARGO, N.D. – What should be done to your marketing plan if frost or other weather event has sharply reduced your production?
Preharvest marketing strategies generally emphasize selling a high percentage of the crop at favorable prices using elevator contracts and put options.
NAFTA needs visionary leadership
North American Free Trade Agreement countries say a leadership body is needed to guide members through the liberalized trade waters.
