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• Raising the Bar: Anne and Eric Nordell discuss using their McCormick #7 mower and how adjusting the cutter bar height can make a world of difference in mower performance for various conditions. This includes detailed descriptions and photos of how to adjust and how high to adjust the cutter bar to suit various situations.
• A New Look for an Old Friend: Ralph Rice describes how he restored an old, authentic lumber wagon that once belonged to an old friend.
• Coffee:Sipping an inviting cup of coffee sets Jerry Hicks down memory lane to a miserable, rainy trail ride when hot, black cup of coffee saved the day.
• Box Elder County Fair: Submitted by Dennis Patterson. A summary of Box Elder County Draft Horse Show that took place in Tremonton, Utah, last summer. After an absence of more than a decade, horse driving competitions returned to the fair in 2015 and are still going strong.
• Moving to Stand: Donn Hewes walks readers through the process of teaching your horse to “move to a stand.” Mixing movement and standing in training can help your horse stand better and longer.
• Reverent Homesteading: Brittany J.P. Bachman outlines the specific physical, spiritual and mental benefits of homesteading.
• Horsefarming Internship: Three farms working together in Marathon, N.Y., are offering a unique internship opportunity that will include a wide variety of tasks – from using horses to seeding, planting, weeding and harvesting a range of plants to milking a cow and doing shop work.
• Adaptive Stewardship: Farmers and ranchers are using “adaptive stewardship,” working with the environment instead of against it, to gain the best results for both the land and the people working it. Jenifer Morrissey provides numerous examples of how people are incorporating this concept into their operations.
• Part 1: Herbs & Wildflowers: An introduction to common beneficial herbs and wildflowers for external use. Jacqueline Cousteau provides detailed descriptions, charts and resources for reaping the benefits of these common plants.
• Reflections on the Future: Ralph Rice talks about how his children’s and grandchildren’s involvement in his farming operation is setting up future generations for life on the land.
• Seeing the Pain of Animals with a Child’s and with an Adult’s Eyes: Dick Courteau weighs in on the necessity for – and the challenges to – treating our farm animals humanely.
• Cedar Creek Plow Day: Photos from the Cedar Creek Plow Day held in Linden, Tenn., Oct. 12-14, 2023.
• Horses and Mules at Midwest Old Thresher’s Reunion: Pictures from the event held in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, over the Labor Day Weekend in 2023.
• Hoof Care Part 1: Dick Courteau offers tips and techniques for keeping your equine’s hooves – and, thus, their overall health – in good working order.