A salute to the dairy industry
It’s Dairy Month! Time to salute the dairy farmers of the Ozarks and their herds.
There’s a lot of milk drank and cheese eaten at...
Kudos to educators
It’s the busy month of May and we are enjoying every minute of it. This week, we are celebrating how much we appreciate all...
Cleaning fish
My first job away from the farm happened during the last couple of months of my senior year in high school. Along with four...
Celebrating the industry
May is my favorite time of year.
Kids are getting out of school, and county fair season will soon be in full swing, and we...
Clearing the clutter
With the help of my wife, I have spent the past four days giving the shop/machinery barn a long, overdue cleaning and a bit...
Spring is in the air
We are officially in pollen season in Northwest Arkansas. The birds and the bees are busy spreading it tree to tree and flower to...
Farm life can be dangerous
Farming is a dangerous occupation.
Anyone who has seen me in the past three months has either noticed my pronounced limp or has seen my...
Reaching a certain age
I have reached that “certain age.”
The purchase of a new vacuum cleaner was the highlight of my weekend a while back, and now I’m...
No place like home
Spring break is a long-standing tradition in Arkansas. Some families head south to the beach for warmer weather.
Not us, we pack up and head...
Farming dreams, big and small
I recently spoke to someone who is brand new to the farming industry.
They want to grow row crops, raise cattle, sheep and goats, and...
