The Three Rs: How They Keep Our Farm Healthy

The Three Rs: How They Keep Our Farm Healthy

R is for resolutions and Ready (my last name) as well as “reduce, reuse, recycle.” Those three Rs are our resolutions for this year and every year on the Ready farm. Not only are they our resolutions, but they also lead to a fourth R, and that is “regenerate.” Reduce:...
Prescribed Burning: Why Farmers Do It

Prescribed Burning: Why Farmers Do It

Prescribed burning. It may sound like an oxymoron, but a prescribed burn is a valuable tool for farmers and ranchers as they manage grass and rangeland for grazing. By definition, a prescribed burn is a planned fire; it is also sometimes called a “controlled...
Ham Balls

Ham Balls

CommonGround volunteer Ruth Ready shares her recipe for Ham Balls with Pure Nebraska viewers. Ham Balls pound of ground hampound of ground beefpound of ground pork sausagecup cracker crumbseggscup milkcup brown sugarteaspoon dry mustardcup watercup vinegar Mix...
What the New “Bioengineered” Label Tells You about Food.

What the New “Bioengineered” Label Tells You about Food.

Labels: we use them to organize and identify what is in a container. Sometimes we cut them out of the neckline of a shirt because they are itchy. In math or science class, it is important to put the label with your answer to a problem. There are so many types of...