On several previous occasions, I’ve found myself joking with my husband about not wanting to spend my free time outside in the heat doing manual labor in a garden when our actual job of farming already...

Being a farmer is not your typical 9-to-5 job. Sometimes a 12-hour day turns into a 16-hour day, and sometimes things don’t go as planned

We've all been there, haven't we? Your perfectly planned day has unraveled, and you're left scrambling

I’m a music gal. Any genre, old and new, at work, on the tractor, or in my free time – I typically have a jam on. I’ve been known to spend a little cash on a concert ticket as well

Wheat harvest started in earnest the second week of June, and with it came long hours in the tractor, dinners in the field, and an enormous amount of fun for my almost 3-year-old son

I think our daughter has taken a bath every night this week, which we typically try to do every other night for the sake of time

They say you can take the girl off the farm, but you can’t take the farm out of the girl. I take pride in saying that fits me perfectly

Farmers are happy in our neck of the woods because it is planting season

Dairy farmers have a lot to worry about in a day’s time — from crops and the weather to livestock and our families

During the busy spring season, hanging out in the house with kiddos isn’t an option. Having a 3-month-old and 20-month-old means a lot of creativity when it comes to getting chores done, spending...

If you want to pass your business on to a next generation, your “letting go” phase will overlap with their “growing” phase

Bringing visitors onto your farm to help them understand agriculture doesn’t have to be intimidating

Having a farm is like having your own tourism business. Friends and family always want to look at the animals and the machinery!

As someone who loves to burn candles and buy fun, new scents often, you could say I’m a lover of good aromas. And, while I love the classic smells of sugar cookie, daisy, autumn woods, and sea breeze...

The ability to drive an array of vehicles is one skill farmers acquire

Working with your spouse all day every day certainly isn’t for everyone. For a lot of dairy farmers, though, it’s a great way to interact with your spouse throughout the day while still having...

As I was walking through one of our freestall barns bringing fetch cows up to get milked, it dawned on me that farmers have some very peculiar, yet somewhat boastworthy talents

As I deal with my own eye infection, it serves as a reminder that pinkeye season for our cattle is right around the corner

Last week, we endured a series of unfortunate events. First, our dog was directly sprayed by a skunk Wednesday night

Considering that about 98% of U.S. farms are family owned, it’s no wonder the fall season on the farm includes lots of kids