"Any day, any season, any year, nurses are on the clock, working their shifts somewhere."
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
Hantavirus is rare, but can be deadly. Our veterinarian columnist describes what it is and how to prevent infection.
- Colleen Stegenga
"Our church offered a blessing of the farmers last week. It was simple. It was profound. And I haven't stopped thinking about it since."
- By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union
When it comes to raising their three young children; Georgia, 4, Swede, 2 and Hank, 3 weeks, Lindsey Hinsvark works to keep things simple and find joy in the moment.
- Sheri Poore
When my mother was 81, I wrote her a letter for Mother’s Day. A dozen years later, she’s not cooking much anymore, but she is the Number One reader of this column, and she has saved three boxes of 3x5 recipe cards for her progeny to savor.
- By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union
Brenda Reis ranches with her husband, David, near Reliance, South Dakota. She is mom to Shawn, April, Shane and Zane and grandma to Buster, Swade, Rope, Haleigh, Keeleigh, Wiley, Oakleigh, Arista, Collin, Jozie, Sawyer and Jasper.
- Kristen Sindelar
While restoring this stripped ground into a native mecca for his herd of bison in southwestern Nebraska, Darrel Meister has come to this conclusion: “It’s always easier to work with nature than against her – more economical as well.”
- Kristen Sindelar
While restoring this stripped ground into a native mecca for his herd of bison in southwestern Nebraska, Darrel Meister has come to this conclusion: “It’s always easier to work with nature than against her – more economical as well.”
- Terry Woster
"A landscape painter with any skill could make a striking picture from our place on the river bank. A good photographer with a camera – or maybe even an average photographer with a good camera – could capture images worth sharing with others."
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
Just as we take care of our mental health, the mental health of our four-legged companions is very important. It has been a place where much research has been done over the years.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"We got a light sprinkle through the night. We need a heck of a lot more. The hills look absolutely sick."
- Katelyn Winberg
Increasingly, consumers are looking to buy food grown from local producers, but knowing where to find it can be a challenge.
- Katelyn Winberg
When South Dakota farmers need a ballpark figure for what to charge or pay for custom work, many have long looked across the border.
- Brent Olson
I remember bedtimes. When our kids were babies, I just thought, “OK, I'm never going to get a night's sleep the rest of my life,” and I was more or less OK with that.
- Benjamin Herrold
When it comes to spring calving or fall calving, cattle producers have a variety of factors to consider.
- By Zoe Martin, Iowa Farmer Today
DES MOINES, Iowa — The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced confirmed cases of the pseudorabies virus in swine herds in Iowa and Texas April 30.
Registration is open for the Siouxland Feedlot Forum on June 16, in South Sioux City, Nebraska.
- Jim Woster
What in the world did we do on Good Friday that resulted in a three-hour service? The youngsters were not the only fidgety folk in the church. If I recall correctly, during Easter week, spring planting had often already begun.
- By Jacob Fischler, South Dakota Searchlight
The U.S. House approved, 224-200, a five-year farm bill Thursday as members of Congress attempt to update major agriculture and nutrition policy after three years of extensions.
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- Colleen Stegenga
Farm families know something about showing up. You show up for planting, for calving, for harvest, for neighbors down the road when hail takes their crop. But when it comes to caring for your own aging parents ... the "who does what" can get complicated fast.
- Janelle Atyeo
A multinational, farm-by-farm study of regenerative agriculture is offering farmers validation and hope.
- By Ashley Englin, ISU Extension Swine Specialist
In northwestern Iowa, pork production is more than a part of agriculture. It is a driving force behind local jobs, businesses, and community vitality.
- Katelyn Winberg
For Harrisburg FFA member Katelyn Clow, understanding the future of agriculture starts with looking at the past.
As planting season ramps up, uncertainty around the season does as well. Wyffels Hybrids has introduced a free, online tool that can help take some of the guess-work out of spring field work.
- Jaclyn Wilson
Back from travel abroad, Jaclyn Wilson catches up on the ranch and shares some packing trips from her journey.
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