By the Numbers

Blogger Jennifer Campbell encourages people to take care of themselves by taking a pause every now and then.

Blogger Katie Pratt shares how volunteering to bring the farmyard to the schoolyard doesn't have to be a daunting task.

Blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet shares how the best fruits of the harvest are the memories made with the people we love.

Blogger Meredith Bernard explains why being "perfectly imperfect" can be just fine.

Blogger Jennifer Campbell learns the seven stages of grief can apply well to the current year in agriculture.

Blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet shares how no work got done on the farm on a recent morning, but memories were made as three generations rode horses together.

An attitude of gratitude will not make all this year's farm issues magically disappear, but blogger Katie Pratt says it could help.

Dandelions may be a sure sign of summer, but for blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, the pretty yellow blooms are also a yearly reminder of one of her Gran's grand schemes.

Food is blogger Meredith Bernard's love language.

One of blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet's favorite things about being involved in production agriculture is that despite the geographical differences, farm kids are farm kids.

Blogger Jennifer Campbell knows there will be plenty of issues to face in 2019, but she says she's ready for them.

Everything on Jennifer Campbell's Christmas wish list needs to be tax deductible.

Believe it or not, there are 11 "official" hand signals for use on the farm.

With so many "hats" we all wear, life can get overwhelming and suffocating under their shadow.

In his final column, Danny Klinefelter reflects on the past, and shares some final points he wants readers to take seriously.

When most farmers look at their financial ratios, they analyze either their trends over time or relative to benchmarks. But it's also helpful to dig into what is driving their bottom line and to do "what if" analysis to see the impact different changes would...

For farmers, margins are tight and additional spending is always carefully scrutinized. To remain profitable, farmers need to think about implementing real-time, site-specific business software sooner rather than later.

Ag lenders and Extension services need to immediately begin educating borrowers about finance and the basics of management to help producers survive the downturn in the ag economy.

Extension needs to adopt new delivery methods and model programs after progressive business schools.

Excess federal spending risks overheating inflation the next time around.