Finding a $10 Bill
Many would consider spring over with the conclusion of the Memorial Day holiday. I usually view spring as being a quagmire of wet weather and muddy fields. With the absence Read more…
Everyone is Mowing Grass
Do you receive too many emails? I remember being excited to get an email. Now I get too many. It takes time to sort through the junk and pertinent mail, Read more…
I’ve Had It to Here with Covid
There has finally been significant rainfall for Will County. I had noticed some very deficient growth in some of my spring crops during the dry April. An area of drought Read more…
My First Chemical Misapplication
There has finally been significant rainfall for Will County. I had noticed some very deficient growth in some of my spring crops during the dry April. An area of drought Read more…
Drought in April
My father was not a talkative man. There is only one true piece of farming advice that I remember, now a full 12 years after his passing. He said, “Farmers Read more…
Cold Wasn’t as Bad as First Feared
Some aspects of farming have changed in my lifetime. When I was young I remember the push to finish planting corn, hopefully by Mothers Day. After corn planting was done Read more…
Look out Dr. Oz
I have spent the last week thinking of the right things to say to encourage drivers to be safer drivers, especially when encountering farm equipment on our local roads. I Read more…
Chickens
It is baby chick season. For the 4th time in my adult life I have become the surrogate father of 100 day-old chickens. I am entering my 10th year of Read more…
The Meaning of Words Can Change Over Time
Mother Nature has fooled me once again. Last week I wrote about the rising cost of fertilizer. Even when fertilizer is not expensive, I try to never waste any. Each Read more…
Hang on to Your Gas Cap
Spring has arrived. The grass is green and the temperatures are rising. The temperature is not the only thing rising; I suspect many are watching the price of gas. Many Read more…
