Many of us live in places where the weather may change at the blink of an eye. We may have four layers on in the morning, but by afternoon, we have shed three of them: our “I’m warming up” layer, our “It’s past midmorning” layer and our “Dang, it’s a different climate” layer, which leads to …

Like Yosemite Sam in a Saturday morning cartoon from the days of genuine quality animated TV programming, I sat on the ground for a few seconds as the stars and chirping birds circled around my head.

As the bus rolled up to the high school gym on that cold, late-February Saturday night, I cracked my aching joints and unraveled myself from the nonexistent comforts of the third seat behind Russ, the ever-patient driver of Cassia County Joint School District bus number 9.

Body condition scoring is an important tool for cattle producers that can be used to determine cow energy reserves and potential for reproductive success.

Harsh winter storms have made their way across much of the eastern U.S. and Midwest, leaving more than 300,000 homes and businesses across the U.S. without power and travelers stranded over Christmas as the airports closed, canceling more than 8,000 flights, and roadways quickly became impassable.