It was an unusual year for the north-central Montana wheat harvest. One farmer I saw in the grocery store early one morning commented that his birthday is in late August, and he couldn’t ever recall being in the field on his birthday. Several farmers noted it seemed an unusually long harvest…
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- Doreen Rosevold
We have been in a drought all summer. I hope by the time you read this that I have been made a liar.
- By DARLA TYLER-MCSHERRY
As I write this, farmers here in north-central Montana are sidelined from harvest by rain. A few overnight showers turned into true rainfall by mid-morning – dashing hopes of being in the field for the next several days. Though Mother Nature gave them the “gift” of sleeping in this morning, …
- Michael Baron
How do you guaranteed to make passing on your estate “equitable” between all the children? There are many ways to accomplish this.
- Marie Hoyer
Whether one eats it or not, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Going without it may cause physical factors later in the day. Among them may be lower concentration, both in children and adults, irritability, bodily physical problems, or over-eating.
- By BILL LOWMAN
Where were you and what were you doing 25 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001?
- Doreen Rosevold
My grandson has had struggles in his life, first with deafness as a toddler, corrected by surgery, and followed by challenges with speech. He also has extreme learning differences that have made formal education difficult. He is, however, very handsome and one of the kindest and most thought…
- By DARLA TYLER-MCSHERRY
Here in Montana, many are busy with haying and grain harvest. As a young girl helping my mom, preparation for harvest included a big grocery shopping trip to Havre along with the usual one or two trips to Big Sandy each week. Harvest meant filling the refrigerator in the basement with Shasta…
- Michael Baron
Dear Michael: I have an unusual situation. Years ago, I came back to farm with my parents. At the time, they thought it would be a good idea to set up a life estate with me as the remainderman.
- By DARLA TYLER-MCSHERRY
My friends are on safari in Africa, and I’ve been lucky enough to see some of their photos and videos. The environment and animals are truly inspiring and remarkable. I surprised myself at the emotional response I had when I watched a video of a herd of elephants cross a river – and how the …
- Marie Hoyer
For many of us, we do not really think about the foods we eat. They are just there and we put it together. A very poplar one is the sandwich. A sandwich can be composed of two slices of whatever type of bread or bun we use. We add a filling of meat, fish, cheeses or other ingredients. Condim…
- By DARLA TYLER-MCSHERRY
With summer in full swing and long days spent outside, the risks increase for farmers and ranchers to suffer work-related injuries. Statistics show that the average cost for nonfatal agricultural injuries was $10,878 for medical care, $4,735 for lost work time, and $15,613 in total injury pe…
- By DARLA TYLER-MCSHERRY
My best friend recently traveled through North Dakota and kept me updated with his progress. It was a great trip for him as he not only got to see one of his sons and spend time with his granddaughters, but he also had the opportunity to experience good “windshield time” too.
- Marie Hoyer
Farmers’ markets and food markets in July are filled with many colorful, fresh foods that are in season – many at the peak of freshness. However, there is a cycle various times of the year when the same foods are also in season.
- By DARLA TYLER-MCSHERRY
A few months ago, I was at my brother’s farm for a quick visit. Rudi, my German Shepherd, and I, were enjoying the warm, sunny spring day by going for a long walk. I heard it long before I ever saw it. The unmistakable drone of a helicopter pierced through our quiet solitude. Though I couldn…
- By DARLA TYLER-MCSHERRY
Rudi, my 3-year-old wonderful German Shepherd, and I have a quarterly project. We take a garbage bag while walking to collect garbage. We live in rural Yellowstone County, Montana. We’ve done this for the past couple of years and “patrol” a 3-mile stretch (a 1.5-mile out-and-back route on bo…
- Marie Hoyer
One of the first plants in the vegetable garden to produce is the annual garden pea (Pisum sativum). Peas are also fodder plants for animals and poultry. Botanically, peas are also considered a fruit since they contain seeds and develop from the ovary of a “pea” flower.
- Doreen Rosevold
We have a lot of batteries at our house, just not the ones we need. Batteries are the bane of my existence at times. I don’t want an electric car because I don’t want one more dadgum battery to worry about.
- By DARLA TYLER-MCSHERRY
As I was scrolling through today’s news, an article intrigued me enough to click and read more. The International Space Station (ISS) has been in orbit for more than 25 years. It orbits the Earth once every 90 minutes, and the crew sees 16 sunrises and sunsets every day. I learned that the I…
- Michael Baron
Dear Michael: We read your column in the last issue about uses of life estate deeds. To us, it seems like the perfect solution. No probate, kids know what they are getting at death, protection from Medicaid attachment after five years – what’s not to like?
- By BILL LOWMAN
Remember the “Space Race” of a half century past? Our USA and the Union of Socialist Soviet Republic (USSR) were deadlocked in a battle to be first up into the heavens. The USSR first sent up the Sputnik II with a live dog. Does anybody remember who the very first human in space was? I’m jus…
- By DARLA TYLER-MCSHERRY
As I sit at my kitchen table and look at the snow flurry-filled gray sky, I can’t help but think about last weekend when temperatures were hovering around 80 degrees and I spent most of the weekend doing yard work. It was too warm for this time of the year, for sure, but the blue sky and the…
- Marie Hoyer
With the warm seasonal weather, personal BBQs are being heated up. One of the favorite foods served from them is the hot dog. The sausages, otherwise known as frankfurters, were brought to the United States from Germany and Austria in the 19th century. They were quite common in Frankfort and…
- By DARLA TYLER-MCSHERRY
We’re living in the season of hope. Welcome to spring! Here in south-central Montana, the grass is getting greener each day, baby calves are bouncing around pastures, and my lilacs are quickly developing buds. Like many of you, I spent this weekend working on various yard projects and develo…
- Marie Hoyer
With the warming spring days, strawberry plants are showing signs of growth. Although they have been available in markets all winter, they are one of spring’s earliest crops to occur in the garden or in grocery markets.
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