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Red squirrels: 6 ounces of pure nastiness
Red squirrels make up for what they lack in size with pure pugnacity.
When tracing beef gets out of hand
Single-origin cuts: Is the U.S. food market splitting into a premium niche that few consumers can afford and the place where the rest of us shop? Editor Susan Crowell isn’t sure that’s a good thing.
Chickadees find ways to cope with cold weather
A frequent question among readers in the aftermath of last winter’s deep freeze was, “How do birds survive overnight low temperatures that plunge below zero degrees Fahrenheit?”
O captain, my captain
Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. — Henry Ford There is a certain beauty in a Midwestern autumn afternoon. The light is golden and the air is brisk, but not yet bitter. We cherish those days. This is not one of them. This day is leaden. The air
Childhood storyteller lived life right at home
With the heat and humidity bordering on torture, after the chores were done and all the animals well watered, my hubby and I decided a ride in an air-conditioned truck sounded like a great idea. We both agreed the longer the ride, the better. If that truck decided to stop at an ice cream shop
‘Family farming’ has deep roots for Mount Gilead, Ohio dairy
MOUNT GILEAD, Ohio — The phrase “family farm” has a very significant meaning for 27-year-old Andy Creswell and his family’s farm in Ohio’s Morrow County. Creswell is the sole proprietor of Spring Valley Farm, a 200-cow dairy along County Road 30. But with his grandparents living in the neighboring home, and his own parents in
Challenge yourself with shed hunting
From late winter through early spring, whenever I’m in the woods, I keep my eyes peeled for shed antlers. Sheds, the antlers white-tailed deer bucks lose each year, are a terrific addition to my collection of natural artifacts. The first few I found were still attached to skulls, antlers of unlucky road kills, so it
Told you so: Brother’s advice shown to be right on inaugural wardrobe
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Imagine Penn State President Graham Spanier giving Barack Obama advice on what to wear at his inauguration as America’s 44th president. Not likely? Yet a Penn State president did dispense such sartorial advice to an incoming U.S. president — who happened to be his brother. In December 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Future productivity starts with a well-managed program
For graziers and hay producers, the summer months are the perfect time to begin planning for management of our forages this fall and into next spring
How to recognize and respond to signs of heat exhaustion, heat stroke
Learning to recognize and respond to the warning signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke can mean the difference between life and death.
