This year's Full Harvest Festival at Warm Belly Farm in Cottage Grove promises a delightful celebration of our local agricultural heritage, highlighted by the exciting World Dairy Expo and the FFA-themed...

It’s never too early or too late to start thinking about “passing the torch” and finding someone in line to transition ownership of your dairy business

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...

Last year, 96% of all farms across the U.S. were family-owned. Those businesses produced 83% of our country’s agricultural output

Those of us who live on multigenerational farms are surrounded by the history of our families

Difficult conversations are part of everyone’s life. This can be especially true for farm families who work together, make decisions together, and face succession planning together, just to name...

A farm can be a great place to raise children

Someone must make the first move when it comes to farm transition planning. According to Liz Griffith, a human resource consultant for Encore Consultants, the process would ideally be initiated by the...

Valentine’s Day can look different for farmers, but we still have so much to appreciate

This new year is the time to make the most of what we have and give our best shot

Dairy life provides a lot of unique stories we recall years later

No day in farming is easy, but each is special when we keep our eyes open

Can you remember the last time you discussed your farm transition plan with the members of your family? Unfortunately, transition planning is a topic frequently ignored among families unless a crisis occurs

If you like old tractors and agricultural history, you’ll enjoy hearing how I ended up with a little red show tractor

My dad spoke at the funeral for a man who worked for us for most of his life and did his own rendition of “So God made a farmer.”

It’s pouring rain in Iowa today, which means we get to take a breath and slow down a bit — or at least catch up on a few things

Discussions about a farm’s transition should be intentional with all vested parties at the table

Perusing my grandparents’ 1960s farm journals tells the story of farming in a different time and details our family’s history

A dairy farmer’s daughter is the glue that holds together the family operation

In a farm business, planning for an owner’s later years is an important aspect of a farm succession plan