Congratulations to Margaret Walker of Sidney, Nebraska, and Darlene Weshnevski of Tower City, North Dakota, who each won a gift box after submitting recipes for this column. Their names were selected from among many talented cooks who responded to our request for recipes late this summer.
"I may be a fifth-generation rancher, but that doesn’t mean that I’m the generation that gets to quit learning."
A gift of the deed – in this case referred to as the “remainder deed” – is not something to take any less seriously than any other moves in estate planning.
"Problems of the mind can hit anyone, and it makes little difference who you are or what you are doing in life. This cattle fellow is living proof."
"We were there for the experience, for the bright, if low-hanging, November sun and the bite of the northwest breeze."
Familiar routines are easy to predict, so they feel safe. The brain can read that uncertainty as a threat. That's when the worry, the knot in the stomach and the sleepless nights kick in.
"With anything innovative, there are pluses and minuses as the kinks get worked out." Explore what monoclonal antibodies are with our Vet Report.
"The more of the world I’ve seen, the more I’ve appreciated where I come from."
Starting in this issue, you'll notice some articles and columns focused on the future. Tri-State Neighbor is launching a series on beginning farmers called the Road Ahead.
One word. "McArthur." A song by Tim McGraw, Eric Church, Hardy, and Morgan Wallen. It's been topping the charts for all of 2026. We've all heard it and felt the lyrics. The song relates to everyone a little differently in the ag world. It depends on what chapter of life you're in. Are you a …
Three weeks ago, I had a counseling session with a farmer right in the middle of harvest. He wasn't sitting in my office. He was driving the grain cart, doing exactly what that time of year demands.
"As interesting as the city was, my favorite part came when we left it behind and headed out into the desert."
Dear Michael: Recently, my father passed on. My mother had died some years ago. She had no will at the time of her death, but my father received everything anyway, so it did not matter.
"For years in the cattle business and behind the wheel of my car for 50,000 miles and more each year, interstate boredom was often a challenge. I would often jump off the divided four lanes and enjoy the pace and scenery."
Until Dad moved the family to town just before the start of my third-grade year in school, I didn’t realize that raking leaves was one of the essential chores of autumn in the city.
"You see them behind a fence, just munching on the grass. They aren’t in barns or anything like that. They’re just homeless.”
A common drug is used for executions and euthanasia. Our Vet Report veterinarian shares how she uses it in the equine world.
"Three days of absolute stress, a minimum bill so far of $11,000, and the concern about food safety and standards have never made me appreciate the packers more."
"Music has been a household staple in the Woster families since Mother Marie played her first hymn, all by ear I might add, when she was about 6 years old."
From liver to Salisbury steaks, make the most of your meat with these recipes.
One of the many things that a veterinarian has to consider when looking at any employment contract is if there is a noncompete clause. But what is it and is it even legal? Let’s dive in.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but in rural South Dakota there's a quiet assumption that abuse is a "city problem."
What power does a Power of Attorney have after death? Estate planning expert Michael Baron answers.
"Quiet or noisy, the next chore would be waiting. Might as well get after the work and keep the peace."
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