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As mothers and farmers, our kids' safety is absolutely our number one priority. We also understand it is vitally important it is to protect children but we also feel strongly about the values and work ethic that farm kids develop.
Should you be worried about antibiotics in meat you buy for your family? Why are antibiotics given to livestock? Is human health impacted by eating meat from animals given antibiotics? We’ve got these answers and more!
Now, I see that’s how other farm families operate, as well. We all contribute to the farm in our own way. Our children’s grandparents also are our business partners.
To farm today requires guts and money. It takes capital to get land and equipment. Then, farmers pay for inputs like seed and fertilizer upfront, and we accept the market price when the crop is ready to harvest. In fact, that price can be lower than what it costs to grow the crop.
Have questions about your food? How it's raised? What goes into it? Kansas farmers have answers!
The first two years of a dairy heifer’s life can start her off for a healthy and productive future. That’s what my husband and I do for 11,000 calves. In many ways, we’re like a pre-school.
Wondering where popcorn comes from? It grows on family farms just like mine! Take a look into why farmers grow popcorn, how it grows and the equipment we use to grow your favorite movie-time snack.
My daughter is nearly 18 months old right now. It’s the perfect age to remember all the things you were going to do as the “perfect” parent — and it’s been long enough to have broken most of those rules already.
These days, it seems like everyone is being asked to do more with less — fewer hours in the day, smaller budgets and less resources. Farming is no different. Today, producers are being tasked with increasing their yields while reducing their costs. To accomplish this goal, farmers must make every acre of ground more efficient as resources become more scarce. And, we’ve done it.
For me, growing plants is both a profession and a hobby. I’m an avid gardener, but my day-to-day job is helping farmers grow healthy crops. My education in plant and soil science can be applied to thousands of acres of corn, wheat and soybeans — and it can just as easily be used to help a few tomato plants thrive in my backyard.
