Growing up, we always had a Santa and Mrs. Claus sitting on the coffee table. They were handmade out of fan-folded painted newspaper, felt strips and cotton balls. Thinking back, I’m glad we had the happy couple – Santa does all the hard work delivering the presents but who do you think keeps Santa jolly the rest of the year? …

The countdown has begun and I’m trying to continue all the holiday traditions for my son that I had when I was growing up. We have the calendar hanging downstairs and we pin a little ornament to it every day; the tree was up at Thanksgiving. To celebrate the fast-approaching Christmas season, I decided to do a series of posts …

Yeah. It sounds like a specialty adult beverage I know. Maybe Cindy and I will invent one while we’re here! It’s sand and surf in the sunshine state. Time for a little R&R. The way we look at it, we’re guaranteed a white Christmas! But that doesn’t mean you’ll be missing anything on AgWired during the holidays. Far from it …

Oh, that’s right, there are no horses in front of this wagon – it’s just for decoration. Every year, my Grandparents pull this wagon out of the shed and into their front yard for Christmas and decorate it with running white lights on the wheels. Horse-drawn wagons such as this were used to transport anything and everything on the farm. …

Ever wonder what farmers do during the winter after the crops are harvested? We’re in a part of Nebraska where fields sits on hillsides, have terraces and curves. And, we have a lot of precipitation during the year, so this means top soil has the potential to wash away and end up in the creek bed instead of staying in …

I was at a loss for what to write about today and then Mother Nature stepped in and delivered the first snow of the season. Western Nebraska had between 6 to 8 inches on Saturday but we only had rain (and I’m not complaining). Today is a different story. We’re only supposed to get an inch, but it’s much-needed moisture …

Ferenc X. Vegh, Jr., Shelby County, Ky., has been awarded the first annual Charles Eastin Outstanding Service Award from the National Farm-City® Council. The award is presented to an outstanding individual who has contributed to Farm-City activities as an advocate for accurate communications between rural and urban audiences. The award is in honor of Charles “Charlie” Eastin, DVM, who passed …

My son’s morning routine looks a little something like this: Get up and quietly sneak down the stairs Use the restroom Eat donuts with stuffed monkey while watching Dinosaur Train Ask where daddy is Complain about getting dressed Request to watch Scooby Doo Finally give in and get clothes on Meander out the door but stall as much as possible …

The board of the AgChat Foundation has been hard at work for two days planning for the future. We’re still in the process and will have some very positive and exciting announcements coming out soon. It’s hard to believe that farmers have been engaging online via a weekly Twitter chat that began over two years ago. The AgChat Foundation has …