October is full of many high-pressure days that are due to fall harvest, family and school farm tours, and World Dairy Expo. We have been harvesting corn silage and the fifth cutting of hay, and we …
It was just a week ago that Duane and I were rushing around finishing up chores, packing clothes and trying to remember if we forgot anything. We were headed to the Madison airport for the fall fly-in with other members of Wisconsin Farmers Union.
Summer school is in full swing in our area, giving parents an option to keep their children in a safe and fun place that the kids are familiar with.
When my father-in-law, Keith Hinchley, was alive, he would beep his horn at the end of the barn and tell me that the neighbors were already in the fields.
Spring is here. Birds signal the change of weather for me. Robins are back searching for worms in the grass or on the driveway.
Wisconsin is experiencing a labor crisis. It is no different than any other state.
Columnist’s note: It is a special relationship that farmers have with their children. We live and work together side by side as they grow up. Often, we inspire them to follow in our footsteps, …
Tonight, I had a weird sense of fear, almost a panic feeling. It came over me when driving into Walmart. There was a customer coming from the store carrying what appeared to be a gun case. As I …
Having a variety of animals at our farm makes my days very exciting and cheerful.
My first paid job that I had as a child was pulling weeds in my grandmother’s garden. She would be nearby pulling weeds too.
A while back, I was gifted a used book that was written by a woman who was farming with her husband. They were both older and their children had grown and left their small farm.
How exciting it is to make New Year’s resolutions. This annual event rings in the new year to start off better, do more or less of something, and focus on personal improvement so I can live happier than the previous year.
When Duane and I returned to the farm from a meeting in Kansas City, we entered a winter wonderland.
All of us farmers seem to have a reluctance to go to the doctor. As a group, farmers put in long hours and often put our own health last on the list of appointments.
As winter starts to show its cold and windy forecasts, we start to hunker down and work as efficiently as possible.
It seems there are more white tail deer in our area than ever before. I don’t remember the deer versus car collisions being so intense as this past fall.
Years ago, when my adult children were little, many families from their classes planned a Halloween party at our farm.
Here come the Mus musculus, better known as mice.