Milo Yield

First off, just forget what I said last week about storing away your longjohns because summer is coming. Scratch that. The temps dove down...

This week I’m in the same situation as last week. I’m writing this before the new year 2022 rings in and you’ll be reading...

I’m writing this column before Christmas and you’ll be reading it after Christmas — so, here’s a belated Merry Christmas to you from me. *** I...

This is the column that almost wuzn’t. Yesterday, Dec. 15, was what I called a “150-day.” By that I mean the temperature rose to...

There was a time when farm boys and many farm adults spent evenings hunting raccoons with hounds. Back in those days, a lad could...

Chickens are interesting and smarter than most folks think. For instance, most of the hens in my flock keep an eye on me all...

A once-in-a-lifetime wildlife spectacle happened right before my eyes last week. I call it a “Magnificent Buck Parade.” Here’s how it all transpired. I got...

Well, I no longer have to speculate about the late date of this year’s killing Jack Frost. Mr. Frost dipped into plant-deadly depth on...

This is a year of weather abnormalities. I’m writing this on Nov. 11 and to date we have not had a killing frost —...

This week is one of those weeks when you find out the benefit of making new friends in high places. Well, let me be...