Extension News & Insight

As a girl, I dreamed of a future family and farm life in somewhat vague terms. However, one aspect was clear: I would not want to marry a dairy farmer because they never go on vacation.

You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Goats can eat anything”. A goat is a browsing animal and they will want to check out and see what’s edible. However, I’ve learned firsthand that just because a goat will eat it doesn’t mean it’s safe for them to eat.

What Your Favorite Cookie Says About You When I was in college, several of us would buy Women’s Day Magazines or one like it and we would find the personality test which was usually about the perfect man we would want for our husband etc. It was entertaining and lots of fun.

Using Drought Stressed Corn as Forage Drought stress is usually the major limitation to forage yields. When drought has compromised tonnage of corn grain, silage producers may retain part of its feeding value.

After a few months of all that summer on the farm entails, the kids have returned to school.

For fastest composting, alternate layers of “greens” and “browns.” Greens are materials with a high amount of nitrogen as compared to carbon. Browns have less nitrogen as compared to carbon.

I’ve decided I’m not a great gardener. Maybe it’s the soil! Maybe it’s uneven watering! Maybe it’s the heat! Or Maybe I don’t have a green thumb. But even then, I still like to garden.

Watch Out for ‘Grandparent’ Scams It’s that time of year where the kids/grandkids are going off to school and a time that grandparents worry about their safety, especially if this is the first grandchild heading off to college. Unfortunately, scammers know this and are using it to their advantage.

The past couple of weeks I had the privilege of attending several Farm Bureau events in person — Big Tent Reunions, Summer Summit and Young Farmers and Ranchers Leaders Conference — without masks, and it was awesome.

Customer reviews are a staple in the digital world. If you cannot see a product in person, the next best thing is reading about another person’s experience. The trust we instinctively place in each other’s opinions and observations are not limited to product reviews.