Some of the tales I hear from the next generation are as interesting as things I had happen when I was hauling hay. About four years ago, the fellow who stole the heart of my oldest daughter spent the summer with us. He was attending college at the time, working on his MBA degree.

Stereotypes are bad. One of the sharpest ladies I know is a blonde. And she gets a good laugh at a good “blonde” joke. But the stereotype doesn’t fit her at all. So as I relate the next incident, bear in mind that this is not typical.

Back when 80,000 miles on a car qualified it for early retirement, I met a fellow who insisted that he regularly got over 250,000 miles out of a car. He was driving a ten-year-old Cadillac that he said had 150,000 miles on it at the time.

I recently spent a week back in Madison, Wisconsin attending World Dairy Expo. I really enjoy getting out and hearing what forage producers have to say.

When it comes to making hay in the high mountain valleys of Wyoming, few people do it better than Ervin Gara.

You prepare the land; purchase the seed and fertilizer; plant the crop; manage the pests; nurture that crop throughout the season; harvest when the crop matures or when the weather allows.

Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Georgia – even Germany. Like the Johnny Cash song, Jon Orr of Orrson Custom Farming Ltd. has been everywhere, man.

The landscape of the plains of eastern New Mexico and west Texas has changed considerably over the past two decades.

Haymaking conditions this spring were very poor in some areas. Much hay has been rained on or left lying in the field for prolonged time periods due to cool and humid conditions, which reduced drying rates.

There are likely few more important discoveries than our ability to hybridize crops. The significant scientific foundation that led to current hybrid seed crops and plant breeding used today was begun more than 100 years ago.