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Dairymen honored for Holstein leadership
The 2017 National Holstein Convention, held July 1 in Belleuve, Washington, honored two outstanding dairymen for their efforts in the industry.
How to successfully establish alfalfa
We are approaching a good time period to establish alfalfa seedings. Have you thought about what needs to be done to successfully establish alfalfa?
The joy of winter wonders at Richfield Heritage Preserve
Julie Geiss returns to the Richfield Heritage Preserve in Richfield, Ohio to enjoy the sights and history.
Storms and birds: Thoughts from North Carolina
Scott Shalaway details what happens to birds during storms such as Hurricane Florence.
Soybean tariffs will hit farmers hard
A trade dispute with China escalated last week with China’s announcement April 4 of a proposed 25 percent tariff on imported U.S. soybeans.
Yearbook awakens memories of small town life
Sometimes, the smallest contribution pays big dividends. This past Saturday my hometown held its annual homecoming festivities. Though it was hotter than blue blazes, I just had to venture down the hill to the park to be a part of the day. After chatting with friends and family, I went to see what was being
Bye to Harvard’s only ag economist
The news of John Kenneth Galbraith’s April 29 passing brought but a moment’s sadness before it swept me back to the book-lined study of his home where, in mid-June 1986, he availed himself to a lengthy interview so I could prepare a profile of him for Farm Journal’s Top Producer magazine.
As American as mom, hot dogs, and passing the buck
Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt offers commentary on the need to pass responsibility for our own irresponsibility.
Teams of horses and mules lighten the load of logging small woodlots
Before World War II just about everybody farmed and hauled lumber and cord wood with horses. That love of the heavy horse seems to persist especially in Ohio, the heart of draft horse country in the modern farming era.
An ordinary life
His was, by all accounts, an ordinary life. I first met him when he was nearly 70, and I was not yet 30. He was a quiet, Mennonite man who enjoyed reading — and writing — poetry in his spare time. I was an newlywed expecting my first baby. I wrote nothing remotely close to
