There’s something about fall that makes us start checking things off the list. Maybe even begin the "why did I say I'd do EVERYTHING in the fall" panic. Hay is being put up, fences are getting one last look, animals are growing their winter coats, and everyone is preparing for the long months ahead. While we’re thinking about cooler temperatures and winter chores, parasites may still be quietly taking advantage of your livestock. After a long grazing season, animals have spent months exposed...

Growing a great crop is only half the job. The other half is figuring out where—and how—you are going to sell it. Many of us farmers enjoy this as much as shopping at the mall or posting on social media at the end of a long day. For small and medium-sized farms in Minnesota and Wisconsin, there are more options than simply selling a harvest to the first available buyer. Farmers markets, on-farm sales, online ordering, wholesale accounts, restaurants, and value-added products can all play a...

As a farmer, this seems like the craziest concept. Things never end OR when you think the day's finally wrapped up something breaks down, escapes, or needs more attention. As we prepare to enter into the fall season, let's take a moment to remind ourselves of a few simple truths. There is a funny thing that happens when we really care about something: we start doing more. More fertilizer, amendments, and pruning. More products, equipment and passes across the field. More treatments, research...