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I can’t help but reflect on how a football team’s success is dependent upon each member’s contribution to the whole. Each individual’s own success did not happen overnight; years of coaching, conditioning and practicing led to success.
Mothers have amazing memories. Perhaps those memories seem so clear because they are unedited. In the early years of this column, my mother reminded me that in fifth grade I had written a continuing story that the teacher shared with the class each day, right after she read a chapter in the book we were treated to after lunch.
Variety is said to be the spice of life, and Wayne Rasmussen, an experienced rancher from Plainview, Nebraska, certainly agrees that variety is beneficial when it comes to grazing annuals.
Selecting a grease to lubricate your farm machinery is almost as complicated as sifting through the myriad of motor oils on the market.
Generally speaking, greases don’t have the same issues with compatibility that you may experience with mixing motor-oil brands, due mainly to the additives present in different oils.
I grew up on a diversified outfit. We didn’t have a whole lot of anything, but we had a little of a lot of things. Besides the herd of a couple hundred beef cows, we – like many of our neighbors – had a little herd of milk cows.
Pizza can have some weird toppings.
In South Korea, I saw Koreans sprinkle corn kernels on top of their pizzas. Even in the U.S., I’ve tasted some weird dessert pizzas, including one garnished with Reese’s pieces. And I’ve also seen long wedges of potato baked into the dough of the fast-food legend’s circular crust.
Shane Giese
Pound, Wisconsin
Dairy farmer Shane Giese was featured in an article in the Wisconsin State Journal highlighting the Dairy 30x20 Initiative, a state-run program designed to help Wisconsin dairy farms become more profitable and sustainable.
With the help of a team of experts, Giese was able to increase his daily milk production from 60 to 70 pounds per cow.
The National Dairy FARM Program: Farmers Assuring Responsible Management(FARM Program) provides consistency and uniformity to best practices in on-farmanimal care and quality assurance through a nationwide, verifiable program.
