First of all, Happy Thanksgiving this weekend to all of my Canadian family and friends. Some of you may not realize, but Thanksgiving in Canad…
Just like that — it’s harvest season again. This year that seems like it will never end somehow also seems to have flown by. The giant clock o…
I think it’s safe to say that our drought is over. After a week of rain, we had about 10 inches at our farm over the week. Other friends near…
As the elections are coming up, this also can mean that one's anxiety and stress levels can be on the rise. Whether you lean left or right, or…
Well, in my last column, I was wishing for rain, and we certainly got some. I was not, however, bargaining for sideways rain! It’s been an int…
Over the past few years we have seen a number of over the counter (OTC) medications appearing in the pharmacy shelves and although majority of…
Hope all of you had a great holiday weekend this past weekend. For the first time in a very long time, we actually took a sort of a vacation. …
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Happy belated Father's Day to all those dads out there. Hope you had a special day with those who made you a dad. It may have been hard this y…
Now this is Iowa corn growing weather! The heat and humidity have been turned on and everything is growing like crazy. I still love the line a…
As an Indian Muslim American, born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, I thought I understood what racism was. I knew I was different when the kids…
I am very excited to report that we have all of our corn and soybeans planted! In fact, we finished on May 3rd. As I followed Robb back home w…
Now that’s better — it finally feels like spring here in Iowa. With spring comes a long list of to-do’s here on the farm. Most importantly — i…
Six weeks of social distancing and counting. My mom is not well, and I can’t see her. My house is a mess, as my daughter watches PBS Kids and …
Like all of you, we have been stuck at home for most of the last two weeks. Luckily, we have lots of space around us where we can be outdoors …
Happy Easter, all. While this was by far the strangest Easter I have ever experienced, the circumstances did not take away from the celebratio…
This week, another lesser-known benefit of being a farmer has become obvious – isolation. We are blessed with lots of space to run around in, …
Things certainly feel off right now. There are less cars on the road, less people in public places. As employees, we are asked to work remotel…
As I sit in my office on this beautiful sunny day that feels like March, I think back to a year ago when it wasn’t so nice outside. We were in…
Miss X was feeling unusually tired and fatigued. Even after she got up in the morning, she felt like a truck ran over her. She was forgetting …
We have been reminded once again that yes, this is Iowa and yes, it is winter. Snow, ice, sleet and temperatures approaching zero are once aga…
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To start the year off a little differently, my son Isaac has volunteered to write the column today. Here is his description of growing up as a…
I know there is hype out there, and it has to do with getting these pretty planners. I know they probably looked like a great holiday gift ide…
Ice fishing has come a long ways since the days of when a person would cut a hole in the ice with an ax or spud, and drop a line in by hand. N…
First and foremost, let me tell you that we did get the last of our corn harvested not long after I wrote my last column two weeks ago. What …
The end of the year is almost upon us and harvest still drags on. No, we haven’t quite finished yet. This is by far the latest harvest that I …
Black Friday has hit, and with that comes the official time to search for gifts. Most likely there will be a few fishermen and shooters on you…
Your shovel has been waxed.
