It has been an un-bee-lievable winter/spring so far. February was a harbinger of the season; my wheat broke dormancy mid-month. It was green and robust…
Read More Since the world did not end with the eclipse as some prophesized, it appears I will have to write another article and farm another season.…
Read More A quick internet search finds the definition of Earth Day as an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Did you…
Read More Two weeks ago, I wrote about how a farmland preservation program would work and why farmers/landowners would participate in such a program. It was my intention…
Read More I recently participated in a discussion about the possibility of a farmland preservation program for Will County. You may ask, how would a program like…
Read More Solar panels that make electricity are nothing new. Ever since I was old enough to think in an adult way, I have wanted a solar…
Read More It is 8:30 at night, and once again I have delayed writing my article. Not only have I procrastinated, but I am also stumped as…
Read More Each year before Christmas, Kevin Daugherty, a former educator who works for the Illinois Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program, gives out recommendations for…
Read More The past spell of above-average weather to start the New Year was a blessing, allowing me to tackle some of those odd jobs on the…
Read More Would you consider a temperature of 68 degrees to be a cold wave? Did you know that meteorologists do not calculate a wind chill for…
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