No sirens or flashing lights here. I know the dangers of mentioning “fire” in a room full of farmers, so I wanted to clear the air as fast as possible.

While the idea of self-improvement is appealing to me, I am very much against the idea of it only happening in January.

What’s your favorite Christmas tradition? It’s a question I asked several of our readers and contributors when putting together this Christmas issue. 

The coming of fall brings a whole new season for sports fans: football season. Whether you are cheering on a young family member at your local high school, rooting for your college alma mater or planning your weekends around your favorite NFL team, football season can be exciting.

Corn chopping amazes me. From the way the team works to coordinate the trucks in the field to the packing and covering on the dairy. The coordination, communication and overall efficiency is truly a spectacle to see.