Most sports fans like a good offensive game. Seeing runs or points scored is generally much more compelling entertainment than a defensive battle...

In the heart of Smith Valley, Nev., lies the small, conveniently named community of Smith. Blink, and you’d miss it...

I was recently asked why my column was called “The Pasture Walk.” I asked the individual if he had ever been to a pasture walk, and the reply was, “No, what’s that?”...

Editor’s note: Kevin Shinners has been an influential voice, inventor, and researcher during his 40-year career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison...

How much feed is left behind in the feedbunk? Is it mostly forage? Is it 1 or 2 pounds per head? What did that forage cost?...

Gradual movement toward beef production — by southern U.S. farmers transitioning from crops or dairy farming and others turning to country life...

Regenerative grazing is a set of practices, guided by ecological principles, that uses the benefits of grazing livestock to rebuild soil health and may also help diversify the enterprises...

Over the past 30 years, alfalfa has lost market share to corn silage in dairy cow diet formulations. Multiple reasons have been cited for this shift, including lower alfalfa yields, winterkill risk...

The farm on Township Road 34 was originally bought and given to the great grandparents of Miles and Caleb von Stein as a wedding gift...

Preventive equipment maintenance is a frame of mind that can go a long way in impacting the year’s bottom line...