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July 21, 2026
How do you feel today? When I wake up and see the sunshine, I thank God for getting me here for another day. The rest
How do you feel today? When I wake up and see the sunshine, I thank God for getting me here for another day. The rest
“That’s a first for me!” came The Weather Network on Sunday morning (some very observant retired dairy farmer’s wife, who has the most popular Sunday
Dad died when I was quite young (19), but dad taught me many basic rules in life, like to never take advantage of someone who
No matter where we get our news or information about the state that our world is in today, we quickly notice that politics, religion and
When we look back in history, there is a reason why people did things the way that they did. Common sense is often not taught
We all hear people complain that the waiting list in the hospitals is too long, no matter where you live. Many people say that they
Twenty-some years ago, our old corn planter was getting tired after many years of planting corn, and the newer ones had more accurate seed placement.
We should all sit in a quiet room from time to time and just think about where we are and what’s going on around us.
Our farmers have been living with and adjusting to weather changes for as long as there was an Earth to live on. But, every three
A half century ago, I wrote about the seven bank accounts of a farmer. Many of our readers can remember that soil is the farmer’s
How do you feel today? When I wake up and see the sunshine, I thank God for getting me here for another day. The rest of the day is up to me. I can be happy or sad, but the
“That’s a first for me!” came The Weather Network on Sunday morning (some very observant retired dairy farmer’s wife, who has the most popular Sunday morning show on radio, told me before I got up). My family has lived in
Dad died when I was quite young (19), but dad taught me many basic rules in life, like to never take advantage of someone who doesn’t understand, and when you fix anything, take a little time and to do it
No matter where we get our news or information about the state that our world is in today, we quickly notice that politics, religion and greed are responsible for most of the major problems in our world. As far back
When we look back in history, there is a reason why people did things the way that they did. Common sense is often not taught in school but learned the hard way. The first thing that engineers should be taught
We all hear people complain that the waiting list in the hospitals is too long, no matter where you live. Many people say that they cannot get a family doctor. Yes, there is a lineup at the out-person and emergency
Twenty-some years ago, our old corn planter was getting tired after many years of planting corn, and the newer ones had more accurate seed placement. After looking around in the farm paper classifieds, I found a newer 12-row planter in
We should all sit in a quiet room from time to time and just think about where we are and what’s going on around us. Technology is sometimes moving faster than we can adapt. In just a few years, we
Our farmers have been living with and adjusting to weather changes for as long as there was an Earth to live on. But, every three to five years, there comes a La Niña, which usually lasts one or two years.
A half century ago, I wrote about the seven bank accounts of a farmer. Many of our readers can remember that soil is the farmer’s largest asset. When we think way back, First Nation people referred to the ground as
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