Autumn Light, Wednesday, October 30, 2024

“Autumn spun in twilight’s hour, Golden leaves glowing, her soul empowered.”—Angie Weiland-Crosby  Although this wasn’t taken in the evening, I had walked outside in the morning to...

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Harvest Festival

After what seemed like weeks of rain, we enjoyed the most spectacular fall weekend.  The weather was nothing short of perfection... cool and sunny....

LittleField Notes: Late Blight, Early Hopes – LittleField Notes

LittleField Notes: Late Blight, Early Hopesby Ryan Foxley of Arlington, WAEvery fall I am cursed with the early death of my tomato crop by...

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Small-scale pig farmer implements commercial practices

Buti Malinga, a small-scale pig farmer near Vanderbijlpark in Gauteng, has built up his business, Vukani Piggery, from nothing. Intent on progress, he aims...

More Than One Way To Scout A Crop

Carroll Smith,Editor When I was about eight years old, my dad would take me to the farm on Sunday afternoons to see how the cotton...
Ah, That Stunning, Lovely Moon — Monday, September 23, 2024

Ah, That Stunning, Lovely Moon — Monday, September 23,...

We were leaving our youngest Granddaughter’s volleyball game in Clifton when the moon started rising. Taken with my...
Types of Rail Scales | Weigh-Tec

Types of Rail Scales | Weigh-Tec

What Type of Rail Scale do you Need? The first question you need to answer when determining what...
Things Are Heating Up

Things Are Heating Up

It's Sunday evening... the end of another beautiful weekend.  Sadly, the cooler, drier air that we enjoyed...
Technology and animal welfare improve piggery profits

Technology and animal welfare improve piggery profits

Pig stud breeder and farmer CP Kriek is convinced that contented pigs are more productive. For this...

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The Healing Power of Equine Therapy

At Paradise Stables in Mount Airy, healing and hope come together in an unexpected way: through horses. The Common Ground program, a part of...