It has been many days since Faulkton weather observer Tom Bartholomew has recorded significant moisture (0.11 on July 5, 0.07 on July 9 and 0.01 on July 11). What he has recorded are plenty of very hot days (101 on July 2, 101 on July 15 and 99 on Monday) with wind to match.
Mrs. Al Breske has no idea how it got there, but this tree has been growing up through an abandoned silo longer than her family has been on this farmstead about 10 miles south of Waubay for the last 15 years.
Rural economic leaders gathered in Oxford, Miss., last week to discuss rural entrepreneurship. Here are some of the top tweets that came out of that conference.
For small towns in the Dakotas, a summer celebration can double the population, creating traffic jams in places with no stoplights and a hum of excitement to some generally work-a-day places.
Many, if not most, communities in the Dakotafire area have seen some of the youth that left return years later. Here are some of their stories; if you’re also a “returnee,” share your story in the comments!
The fact that hay can spontaneously combust when stored wet is something that was once common knowledge but is not any longer as people move away from agriculture.
Some exciting thinking about the future of rural places is going on in Nebraska.
I have been making this argument for a while now: One amazing aspect of living in a place where the horizon is visible is that we are treated to awe-inspiring visions of sky theater.
The Koprivas raise registered and commercial Angus cattle on about 1,200 acres of native grassland, seeded pastures and hayland. Jim and Lee each have their own operations but share labor and equipment, which lowers costs for both of them. The arrangement also gives them a level of freedom that is tough to come by when working with livestock.
Twyla Olson can live near her parents and enjoy small-town life in Webster and also work as an executive for Car Talk Vehicle Donation Services, thanks to the Internet.