Farm Family Life news
Just about the time that I’d decided I needed a major shopping trip to replenish food and supplies, along came two back-to-back storms.
April was an extremely busy time, mostly because we welcomed a new granddaughter. Her name is Brynlee and she is doing well. We were lucky to spend more time in Georgia in April than Illinois.
Perfume is always a popular Mother’s Day gift. It combines luxury and sentiment and lasts much longer than a bouquet of flowers.
Rectal cancer is often treated with radiation, or combined chemotherapy and radiation, either prior to or after surgery. The dose of radiation is quite high compared to some other cancers, and the complications can be significant.
When I first joined Farm Bureau as a young farmer, my goal was simple: to make a positive impact and uplift the lives of my fellow farmers.
We need to move more. They call it an inactive lifestyle when we get very little exercise and do a lot of sitting.
While it is true that not exercising can lead to poor mobility, most of the time, it isn’t a person’s fault that he has difficulty with mobility. Arthritis can happen to a person of any weight and at any level of exercise.
May means warmer weather, flowers blooming and more time spent outdoors, especially in the garden. It’s a place to sit, relax and enjoy the view of your beautiful plants and the birds and butterflies they attract.
Several times over the past few weeks I’ve been approached by a friendly stranger. They wanted to know if I would comment on an issue and sign my name in support or opposition.
It has become customary this time of year for me to offer up some advice in this column with soon-to-be-newly-minted high school and college graduates.
From as far back as he can remember, farming and the fire department have been a part Wade Knobloch’s life.
Steve Hirsch has been involved with volunteer fire departments his entire life.
When the alarm goes off at 3 o’clock in the morning, volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians answer the call. They roll out of bed, pull on their clothes and speed to the fire station.
Paramedicine programs are bridging the gap between at-home health care and the emergency room.
From his early days of riding the tractor with his grandfather and uncle, Joe Hassinger always wanted to be a farmer. A high school course piqued another interest and he was able to eventually converge those two interests into careers.