Plain writing for the work that happens outside.

Short pieces on weather, decisions under uncertainty, and the quieter parts of farming that nobody else writes about. Written by the Farmhand team. Not a newsletter you have to sign up for.

• Losing a crop doesn't mean you failed

  Tue Apr 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

• Weather anxiety is a real thing, and you're not soft for feeling it

  Tue Apr 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

• Nobody's farm looks like their Instagram

  Thu Apr 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

• The forecast is sometimes wrong. You're still the one who decides.

  Thu Apr 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

• Beyond five days, the forecast is a rough sketch

  Fri Apr 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

• The last frost date is a guess. A good guess, but still.

  Fri Apr 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

• Mud season has a cost, and it's not just your boots

  Fri Apr 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

• Your seeds don't know what month it is

  Fri Apr 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)