This is just one of several bits of wisdom adorning “Old Ruthie,” the 19-something-or-other Model A Ford that moved the man known as Hillbilly Bob around the streets of this year’s Clay County Fair at ...

A celebration that began in 1810 as a royal wedding open to all of the citizens of Munich, Germany, has transformed over the last 200 years, but the core spirit ...

Donuts, beer, Krusty burgers, steamed hams, pretzels, and Squishees. "The Simpsons" has been entertaining us since 1989. That’s a lot of jokes, one-liners, and catchphrases. It’s also, believe it or ...

It wasn’t that Todd Western IV was always set on a career in agriculture. But a call to action and his family’s farming legacy led him to start Freedom Farms — an urban farm with a mission to bring ...

In 2026, one of the most common questions from crop farmers is: Will farmers receive a 2025 ARC-CO or PLC payment this fall? The primary reason for the high level of interest in the potential 2025 ...

Livestock producers are always looking for ways to get their products to market in the most energy, labor, and cost-efficient ways. For dairymen Rick Heuer and Jim Dieball, the tug-o-war is no ...

Currently serving as the First Vice President for the Minnesota Corn Growers Association, Wes Beck is working hard to step into the role of president next. A lifetime spent on a farm north of St.

In a time when mass production can easily become the norm, Millerville Co-op Creamery has chosen to stick to its heritage. “At one point, there were little co-op creameries dotted all across the state ...

My father and I were partners from the start. I was born on Father’s Day, 1950. A first-born son and a Father’s Day gift in one package with lots of black hair. I have a picture of a pen of sheep in ...

When Sophia Wuebker heard about a program called Bacon Buddies® at the Iowa State Fair a few years ago, she wasn’t sure what it was all about. Once she attended the Bacon Buddies show at the Swine ...

When outputs are not enough to offset inputs, or the number of families a farm needs to support increases, many farmers look for ways to diversify. Whether it be custom farming, trucking in the ...

While there are few structures on the rural landscape as iconic as a silo, it’s likely that Hanson Companies would have gone out of business decades ago if they’d only stuck with them. “The silo ...