Opinion

By CRAIG RUPP Founder and CEO, Sabanto Ag Farmers have always been innovators. Long before “agtech” was a buzzword, they were hacking their own equipment, solving problems in the field, and adapting to the change of each season.

It was a cold October day. The fog wouldn’t lift until late morning. It was the opening day of Kentucky’s muzzleloader season, and I was high atop a mountain looking for a buck making his way back to his bedding area.

The nine-banded armadillo has finally arrived in Calhoun County, Illinois and if you live in the adjoining counties of Jersey, Greene, Scott or Pike, it is just a matter of time before our prehistoric friend will show up in your neck of the woods too. If you are wondering how the armadillo arrived in Calhoun…

On October 23, the US Supreme Court, by a vote of 6 to 3, denied a last minute plea by Anthony Boyd, a death-row inmate in Alabama, that he be executed by firing squad instead of by asphyxiation (with the use of nitrogen hypoxia).

During the early archery season I arrowed a nice doe. I calculated that I was in my tree stand about seven minutes.

I’ve always loved music. Over the years, my brain has soaked up tunes, lyrics, and band names that I remember whether I want them to or not. So, when I saw a notice for an upcoming music trivia competition, I thought it would be the perfect, non-strenuous way to get out, exercise the one part…

In the October 18 edition of the Wall Street Journal, there was an article in the “Off Duty” section about “fashionable” tattoos. Apparently, some high-class fashion designer named Tom Browne is going to auction one of his signature logos to a lucky buyer during a digital auction event this week. According to the article, it…

Mrs. Hollow was a mystery to every kid in our neighborhood because none of us had ever seen her face. She lived three doors down from our house, in a stately shingled bungalow hidden amid craggy trees and spiny bushes.

Sometimes in deer hunting, the tree stand becomes the seat of discontentment.

For years, the game of golf has been regarded as the “gentleman’s game” because it focuses on calm nerves, quiet demeanor and being consistent and reliable over the long haul. But if you watched any part of the recent Ryder Cup match, played at the Beth Page Golf Course in New York, you might think…