Congressional approval of a new Farm Bill is still on hold as I write this in mid-April, 2024. The delay is keeping farmers on edge, along with the people who administer USDA programs concerning crop insurance, supplemental nutrition programs, the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, an…
As a grandson is getting married, my out-of-town sister and I were talking about what to give as a wedding gift. My sister mentioned the gift another sister is giving that I have never heard of. It is a Charcuterie Board.
Editor鈥檚 note: Please enjoy this Dr. Rosmann column from 2018.
One of the best buys in April at the grocery store are pineapples. A pineapple is an herbaceous perennial plant that can grow and produce one pineapple, or berry, a year for 50 years. The plants are replanted by using slips or suckers of an original plant. Fifteen thousand to 20,000 plants m…
Editor鈥檚 note: Please enjoy this Dr. Rosmann column from 2018.
There are some interesting stories about how the life of a biscuit came about. The word biscuit comes from the Latin word 鈥渂iscotue鈥 meaning twice baked. The original biscuits were hard baked pieces of flour and water. They were issued to Roman soldiers as rations and later to British sailor…
Editor鈥檚 note: Today鈥檚 Farm and Ranch Life article is written by a guest author in Montana, Darla Tyler McSherry.
It has become a vast world of plastics. Plastic items may be found in all areas of our lives, homes and foods.
Editor鈥檚 note: Please enjoy this Dr. Rosmann column from 2017.
Editor鈥檚 note: Please enjoy this Dr. Rosmann column from 2018.
One of America鈥檚 favorite desserts is pie with over 450 varieties to choose from! It is described as a dish where the main ingredients are placed in a thick or thin crust. They may have a second crust on the top or not. They are not always baked depending on the recipe.
During a January blizzard, a farmer, whom I didn鈥檛 know, called me. He said he reads my columns regularly.
This column is not about food for our bodies but an essential food for our soul 鈥 love. Valentine鈥檚 Day is fast approaching. We see pictures showing smiling young people with engagement rings being held up, or we attend Valentine鈥檚 Day weddings. They are in love. For many of us we also began…
Editor鈥檚 Note: Please enjoy this Dr. Rosmann column from 2018.
January. For some people it can be a new beginning. However, new beginnings do not always bring the results we hope for. One of them is the price of food going down.
This Farm and Ranch Life article isn鈥檛 about how far humans can travel, nor about how far birds fly, fish swim, and mammals migrate. It was generated by the plethora of recent news reports about dangerous encounters of some visitors to Yellowstone National Park with bison and elk when they b…
As parents there is always something that comes up with children we may not be prepared for. This may include their food and eating habits. We know children need nourishing food as their bodies and brain are growing and developing. It may be frustrating to the adult yet there are reasons for…
Editor鈥檚 note: Please enjoy this Dr. Rosmann column from 2017.
Again it is time to explore a food that is included in other cultures. It may not be very tempting to us, yet to others it is not only very familiar but also available. For this year鈥檚 food we shall look at a traditional Peruvian dish, the guinea pig, Cave Porcellus, or 鈥渃uy.鈥 The native rod…
If farm people think the holiday season is a good time to resolve intrafamily conflicts about farm estate matters, they probably are wrong. According to professional farm mediators, family get-togethers over the holidays generate more guardedness and stress among the disputants than warm fee…
Christmas is a time of many traditions which may have been combined with different country鈥檚 traditions throughout the years. Some of these are only timely and last only as long as a person鈥檚 or family鈥檚 circumstances. Children come and children go on to establish their own holiday celebrati…
Editor鈥檚 note: Please enjoy this Dr. Rosmann column from 2017.
It seems if there is ever a good time for cookies, it is Christmas. Many are presented in various ways, decorated or plain. However, a cookie, or two, is timely any time of the year.
Editor鈥檚 note: Please enjoy this Dr. Rosmann column from 2017.
The holiday season is upon us and with that it usually means food and more food. Here are a few ways to make things more efficient and quicker. Don鈥檛 forget to add that secret ingredient 鈥 love!
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