Editor’s note: This column was produced before Gene Wengert died in 2025. It is printed here in memoriam. Q How deep should needles go in rough or planed lumber using a pin moisture meter? Insulated ...

Trading in the old moisture meter for a slicker new model won’t have been at the top of many farmers’ to-do lists at harvest. Let’s face it, giving the combine’s wheezing air-con a bit of attention or ...