"This incident opens up a huge topic of animal welfare and safety when we are traveling to shows and rodeos – not just for horses, but for all livestock species that are kept on site to perform."
- Jaclyn Wilson
"We need to continue to make sure that we talk about how safe our beef is, as consumer perception is so important."
- Michael Baron
Dear Michael: We want to complete our estate planning, but after meeting with our local attorney, the process has been stalled for the past two years. He seems either too busy or too occupied with his city and county attorney duties to prepare our wills.
- Terry Woster
Writing about prairie fires a couple of weeks ago got me to thinking just how precious water was to farmers on the plains. Even as a kid, I knew not to waste water or complain if a soaking rain washed out a picnic.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"We branded bunch No. 2, and it could not have gone any smoother. There are just four of us branding this year, and it’s like this team has worked together for years."
- Sheri Poore
Do you have an abundance of rhubarb? Here are some sweet recipes to try!
- Jaclyn Wilson
The rain keeps coming, just a little at a time. There is still a ways to go, but at least some stuff is perking up!
- 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?
- Colleen Stegenga
There is a piece of ground in eastern South Dakota that is slowly becoming something I've been dreaming about for a long time.
- Terry Woster
Late in April, on a terribly windy day, a wildfire blew up and scorched a strip of land almost three miles long across the rolling prairie where I grew up.
- Brent Olson
" I'm afraid we're never going to be particularly good at letting go and sending them off with a smile."
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
Do you remember when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the COVID vaccine and conditional use of COVID treatments during the outbreak? The FDA does the same thing with animal products amidst outbreaks. The new world screwworm outbreak in Mexico has the U.S. Department of Agricul…
- Jaclyn Wilson
"A couple fancy ballerina leg raises, and I quickly am fully aware that I’m too old for this junk."
- Jim Woster
"Brother Terry is handy, and probably for a couple reasons. He was called upon by the brothers to help in the shop while I was on a tractor."
- Michael Baron
Dear Michael: We read your last column where you talked about a life estate on land owned is not subject to probate costs. You also mentioned it was not subject to Medicaid attachment should we need to go to a nursing home and run out of money there.
- Jim Woster
"If your grandma is still with you, why not make any day Mother’s Day whenever possible. You will be glad that you did, and she even more so."
- Jaclyn Wilson
"I’m thinking of investing in a couple of camels. I’m pretty sure they would feel right at home in the drought-stricken hills. It’s ugly and doesn’t look like any real relief in sight."
- Terry Woster
"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."
- 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.
- 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."
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