Combines
Is it good to keep old things around? How about old people? Can old and well-worn items still be useful? Before the hate mail starts, let me state that I Read more…
Feeding the Wildlife
My dad loved driving tractors and other machinery, especially those used for the mechanical harvest of crops. Being born in 1926, he grew up during a time when many farms Read more…
Singing in the Rain
It was the Sunday before Halloween and thus began my nightmare. You might remember that it started raining shortly after daybreak and it rained all day, all night, and into Read more…
They Can Have My Looted Can Goods When They Pry it From My Cold Dead Fingers
It can be scary out there sometimes. I am not talking about the ghosts and goblins of Halloween. I am talking about how events can unfold which are probably mere Read more…
We Are Losing Too Much
This week’s article will continue the fall harvest theme. Would you bend over to pick up a penny? How about 2 or 3 pennies? If so, would you do it Read more…
Farmer Style
Back in the 1970’s I remember riding my bike to a new subdivision that had been recently built next to my family’s farm to see some friends from school. My Read more…
Smoky Bear Says Fire Risk is High
How long can this warm, dry weather last? Many farmers are capitalizing on the extension of summer-like weather to harvest corn and soybeans. It was this time last year that Read more…
Hypocrisy
As another farm year winds down and I finally find myself driving for hours on end in the field, my body can rest but the brain still works. I have Read more…
It’s My Fault
Is it time to retire? Can I afford to retire? Would I enjoy retirement? Or should I admit that I am stuck in my ways and they will someday pry Read more…
Summer is Over
For many, summer is over. School is back and the fair and Labor Day weekend have passed. The crops in most of the fields are on a downhill slide to Read more…
