If there was ever a week that demonstrated just how quickly the political winds surrounding the American beef industry can shift, this was it.
- Michael Baron
How do you guaranteed to make passing on your estate “equitable” between all the children? There are many ways to accomplish this.
- Colleen Stegenga
"Growing up, few things beat the excitement of company coming to visit. Farm life can be isolating, and it was no different when I was a kid, but those visits were the cure."
- Sheri Poore
From beets to cabbage, make use of garden abundance with these relish recipes.
- Jim Woster
"Life lessons originated with Dad and Uncle Frank Woster. Neither was aware that they were teaching while driving to Reliance or Kennebec, but with their nonstop chatter, they were doing just that."
- Katelyn Winberg
I found Dolly Parton when she was at the end of her career. She was a living legend, instead of a stubborn country girl determined to climb the charts.
- Brent Olson
"A friend of my sister's likes duck eggs. Every now and then we accumulate a dozen or so and she seems grateful."
- Jaclyn Wilson
"If he had “constructive criticism,” he also had to acknowledge the good work, too. That’s a struggle for most ranchers, it seems."
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
The observant cattleman or horseman look at every little detail when it comes to their livestock and horses. Swellings and asymmetries catch our eye quickly. Calcaneal bursitis or “capped hocks” are one of those that will make us all look twice. Here’s what you need to know.
- Sheri Poore
Here's a jump-start on a fresh batch of reader recipes, using the final hurrah of summer’s garden produce.
- Colleen Stegenga
There's a particular feeling that shows up on the farm every year around this time. The school supply lists start circulating, the light changes just slightly in the evenings, and somewhere in the back of my mind a quiet countdown begins: harvest is coming and summer is coming to an end.
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
The cost of care for the lifetime of a dog can be anywhere from $19,000 to $55,000. Horses are astronomically more expensive to own. The lifetime cost of a horse can be anywhere from $300,000 to $925,000.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"The older generation not only refused to have those discussions but also provided no thoughts on what the future could potentially look like. How discouraging."
- 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.
- Terry Woster
"When our youngest child left for college, I was prepared for the house to be a little quiet. I wasn’t prepared for the silence to fall over the house like a thick quilt."
- Jim Woster
"I remember piling into our house for a meal and at bedtime, sleeping wherever there was a spot, including on the floor."
- Brent Olson
"You watch kids grow up, become fond of them, then they graduate and they’re gone out of your life."
- Jaclyn Wilson
"Law No. 1: Livestock know when you are in a hurry. They also know when you are wearing good clothes."
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
There is no disease in equine medicine that is more annoying than strangles. The clinical signs vary from very mild to very severe, and it is highly contagious. Here is what you need to know.
- Michael Baron
Dear Michael: We have been farming with our son for about five years now. We had him on wages for a time but we recently shifted him to shares in the operation. That is when the trouble started.
- Colleen Stegenga
"This work is preparation, and preparation is one of the most powerful tools we have for our mental health."
- Jim Woster
"I told them we needed a few more weeks to think about it, and it was on the way home to Sioux Falls that whoever was quietly in charge, perhaps that higher power, hit me right between the eyes with reality."
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
New county-level data shows U.S. irrigated farmland grew by more than 3 million acres between 1997 and 2022—but the national number hides a much more interesting story playing out county by county.
- Sheri Poore
When I was growing up, there were three meals and one substantial snack every day. Breakfast was in the morning, of course. Dinner was at noon. Lunch was about 4 p.m., after school and before milking time. And supper was the evening meal, after the cows were milked.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"The farm bill write up is going on right now, and somehow mandatory country of origin labeling or MCOOL has reared its ugly head again." Jaclyn Wilson breaks down the points against mandatory labeling, but you should do your own reserach, too.
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