Features:

• Reader Profile – Danny Van Koughnet: by Joe Mischka. Danny Van Koughnet of Dryden, Ontario
• A Reader Asks About: – A Milk Can Lid Straightener: by Sam Moore. Emil Anderson’s patent for a “Device of Straightening Milk Can Covers
• Farm Fresh – Moving On: Alina and Jerald Rice embark on a new enterprise in Enterprise, Oregon
• Hoof & Hammer – Functional Balance: by Thomas Breningstall. Each horse and each show must be individually evaluated and balanced
• Horse Logic – Cues and Aids: by Ron Meredith. The difference between aids and cues in communicating with horses
• Let’s Talk Rusty Iron – Capstans: by Sam Moore. Moving heavy loads with animal power and capstans
• It’s Showtime for a 1905 Holt Combine: by Linda Henderson. A 27-mule hitch powers a restored 1905 Holt Combine in a field of wheat
• Ontario’s Horse-Powered Heritage: by Valerie Kirkwood. The Leeds County Draft Horse club iin Ontario, and its unusual vintage horse-drawn vehicles
• To Bit or Not to Bit?: by Bethany Caskey. Using a bitless bridle
• Good Farming Apprenticeship Network:  Farms and Logging firms that use draft animal power offer apprenticeships
• Working Donkeys: by Peta Jones. Determining how much a donkey can carry and how much a donkey can pull
• USDA Reveals NAIS is Mandatory: by Karin Bergener. An internal government memo reveals the USDA plans to force NAIS through existing disease programs
• Starting a Team V – Promoting Suppleness: by Dave Feltenberger. Promoting a horse that gives to pressure easily. https://ruralheritage2.com/product/starting-a-team/
• The Wisdom of Cattle: Nonverbal Truth: by Philip Henderson. Controlling anger and getting your point across nonverbally
• Farming Innovations on Display: by Linda Henderson. The Grand Opening of the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum in Pomeroy, WA
• Going Places: by Bethany Caskey. Profile of artist Michelle Grant