Corn, wheat, oats, and hay
Farm fresh local honey
Pumpkins, corn stalks, and mini straw bales
Very soon it will be another crop year and another adventure for farmers in Will County. I suspect that most of us will welcome seeing old-man-winter in our rear-view mirror. How many more false springs Read more…
Do you like rice? Do you discard food items too quickly? Are you convinced that food prices are too high? Well, let’s digest this topic as we celebrate National Agriculture Week. I still remember my Read more…
Do you like oatmeal or cake? Once again the bird flu is wreaking havoc on poultry producers. Consumers are feeling the pinch of a shortened supply of shell eggs, and subsequently the increase in price Read more…
Would you purposely destroy paradise? Does your conscience bother you if you do something wrong unintentionally, or intentionally? I was driving home from Chicago today lamenting about how to write part 2 of my article Read more…
How many farmers start contemplating their retirement when they are approaching Medicare age? That is my issue now, especially since my wife continues to fantasize about moving to Hawaii. It is probably responsible to do Read more…
What is a tell-tale sign you are old? Here’s my two cents on the topic. First and foremost, a correction. The doctor in my house has pointed out to a glaring error in my article Read more…
Another year has come to an end; do you have any resolutions? I recently learned the term “quitters Friday”, the 2nd Friday of January when most people have already quit their New Years resolutions. With Read more…
I have been wanting to write about a very controversial topic for some time. Do not panic; it is not politics or the thermostat wars that some couples endure in the house. It is not Read more…
The day after Thanksgiving I talked to my son on the phone and gave him a preview of how I intended to write about my thoughts for a post-Thanksgiving article. He advised me, quite succinctly, Read more…