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This year, February has seemed more like late March. The temperature here in northern Illinois is warmer than in past years, quite a difference from when I was writing the January column. I know the warm temperatures are not going to last.
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I was just having so much fun with the minus-15 temperatures and 20 mph winds last month that I just forgot to write an article. Well, the last part is true. Things have been mundane around here — unroll hay, break ice and fill water tanks.
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New and experienced shepherds will have an opportunity to learn more about lambing at a clinic hosted by NDSU Extension on Jan. 20, at NDSU’s Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC). “Lambing time is the culmination...
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The era of horse-drawn farm equipment seems far removed from computer software, satellite guidance, crop and livestock genetics, planter technology, cab comfort and other aspects of today’s agriculture.