Ranch Wife's Slant

Tag: agriculture

  • Ag Men and Their Tractors

    This column was originally published February 5, 2014 Just the mention of the word “tractor” or anything tractor-related piques men’s interest into lengthy conversations. The kind of conversations that allow wives enough time to get their shopping done alone without being rushed. Men-of-the-tractor are like Southerners and their college football; they’re serious about their machines…

  • SNOWBOUND

    *NOTE: My family does not have cable or local television for regional news, but since posting this earlier today, I learned from friends who traveled across the state and from relatives, the devastating toll this weekend’s snowstorm took on ranches and livestock. I had no idea how severe the storm hit other areas. I have not been…

  • Ask a Professional

    When you want accurate answers to questions about such things as your health, financial investments, or automotive problems for example, you go directly to the people who can answer your questions best with facts to back them up. It’s their job to know all there is to know about their profession and you rely on…

  • How to Know If Agriculture Has Consumed Your Life

    Farmers and ranchers get into their work so much that it can become more than just a job. It can become their whole life. The following list can help you determine if agriculture has taken over your life. Going on a date with your spouse involves “a quick drive” through an implement dealership to look at…

  • One of My Favorite Stories: Cowboy Country

    Some of my favorite moments spent with my kids are the times I read to them before naptime and bedtime when they were little. They had their favorite books and I had mine and this is one of mine: Cowboy Country, by Ann Herbert Scott. I like this author and I have another book by…

  • South Dakota Farm Girls Show Viewers “The Good Life”

    What I love about South Dakota women is that they’re not afraid to show people what they’re made of. True South Dakotans, farm girls, and friends, Laura Nielson and Ange Kapperman have been creating a buzz doing just that. The two friends wanted to give the world an accurate view of what real farm girls…

  • Mondays Are Best Spent in Luverne, Minnesota

      If you’re ever dreading Mondays, I strongly suggest you spend it with the Rock County Farm Bureau members in Luverne, Minnesota. Mondays will quickly become your favorite day of the week. I departed Sunday morning to head to eastern South Dakota; below is my drive through Kirk valley, north Pringle on my way out…

  • The Hand That Feeds U.S.

    The Hand That Feeds U.S. is an agricultural resource that provides accurate information about agriculture for urban media and strives to clarify misinformation regarding U.S. agriculture, farming practices, farm policy, and biofuels. Farmers and ranchers have the heavy burden of feeding people around the globe while the world’s population continues to increase. The Hand That…

  • AgriTalk: The Voice of Rural America

    While out feeding cows with the bale bed pickup, I like to listen to AgriTalk on the radio at 9:06 a.m. (10:06 CT). AgriTalk is a live radio show that discusses current events and hot topics in the news regarding agriculture and hosted by Mike Adams.  I find it enjoyable to listen to, and it’s not even a…

  • Reading What I Write

    Like other people who are in the business of writing: authors, journalists, poets, bloggers, etc., I try to read other columnist’s work that’s similar to mine. It helps me feel like I’m part of a community; one that pertains to agriculture, humor, and column writing. I read other columnists that inspire me, have a unique “voice”…