This past July I had the opportunity to intern on a swine farm near Auvers-le-Hamon, France. During the month, I lived alongside the Huet fa...

This past weekend I took a vacation from school. Not to some exotic location with warm sandy beaches but to a place I can call home in Sou...

In some ways, farming is a game. Farmers get to wear sweet unis. Sometimes throwbacks depending on if mom has kept up on laundry. Typic...

Actually, we don't have mad cows on our farm. I really don't like the term because the disease is correctly called Bovine Spongiform...

The Peterson Farm Brothers sure do - check them out on Facebook and you'll find three young men who are enthusiastically sharing the day...

Tonight is the night!   Tonight we welcome Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Dale Rodman to Kansas State University. Secretary Rodman w...

This week I am sending you to some of my favorite blogs about agriculture, and here's another winner! If you are interested in personal ...

I am sending you to one of my favorite blogs to read today for a post about an almond farmer. Check it out and browse the other posts The Fa...

BOOTS ON THE GROUND is a series of posts introducing you to a producer. Check out the other ones if you haven't kept up! Today we ...

I know you all read the last post about the #Keepfamiliesfarming campaign that I participated in because of the recent DOL move to remove ch...

The month of November ranks rather high on my list of favorite months. Not only is it the month of my birthday, but its part of the beautifu...

Celebrating harvest time for some people = apple cider, football, mums, pumpkins and craft fairs. Celebrating harvest time for farmers = l...

An aerial view of a wheat field that failed to grow because of the drought in Haskell County. Leaders in the Captiol here in Kansas have bee...

Sustainable agriculture is a buzz word that seems to fly frequently when talking about food production these days. It is truly important bec...

Have you noticed how so many critics of the food industry go on and on about how they "think" food is produced on "factory fa...

What seems to be chalked up as Snowpocalypse 2011 for much of the Midwest has successfully laid down a thick sheet of ice and is beginning t...

FARMERS NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2010 Twas the night before Christmas when down on the farm The animals were resting in the warm, cozy barn. ...

Frobose Family Farms Fortunate enough to be home for the Thanksgiving Holiday, I thought it would be an appropriate time to highlight our be...

Have you ever asked a football player why they love to play football?  Or asked a cowhand why they love to rope (ask me!) or inquired of a t...

We live in a society that is increasingly urban and suburban. In fact, the average person is two generations removed from the farm. However,...