Things are coming up a little short
About three years ago, I switched the breed of bulls that I use on my cow herd. My cows, even though they are various...
We can all be ag teachers
My soon-to-be-rookie-ag-teacher niece and I had a few minutes to hang out before a meeting we both attended recently, and I asked her how...
Getting dirty with the Harris family
Sometime around age 11, I started the process of teaching my oldest daughter to start the laundry. As you can imagine, we produce a...
A new year, a new Jerry
When I graduated from high school, I was 5-foot-9-inches tall and weighed around 145 pounds. By the time I came home for the summer,...
A new year, a new Jerry
When I graduated from high school, I was 5-foot-9-inches tall and weighed around 145 pounds. By the time I came home for the summer,...
We can all be ag teachers
My soon-to-be-rookie-ag-teacher niece and I had a few minutes to hang out before a meeting we both attended recently, and I asked her how...
Teamwork
In December, our kids enjoyed a highly-anticipated snow day during the school week. It was just enough snow to play and sled in. The...
Why everyone should be interested in ag
My job at Ozarks Farm & Neighbor allows me to do what I love most, write stories about farmers and ranchers, and talking about...
Gathering bulls
I always dread the day I gather bulls, from all the pastures, to haul them to their winter confines. All the bulls. I presently...
Fishing tips
My wife and I were watching one of those pawnshop reality shows on TV last week (How boring is our life?), when a guy...
