Bio There are major moments in life that are unforgettable: graduation day, getting married, the birth of a child. Grant and Kristen Strom have another to add to that list: the day the American Farm Bureau Federation selected them for the Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award. “That was an unbelievable feeling,” Grant said. “It […]

Bio Despite being the sixth generation to live on his family’s land, Austin Heil didn’t have much passion for agriculture while he was growing up. Lots of people in his part of Northwest Ohio had farms, so being a part of the industry and growing corn, soybeans, and hay with his father didn’t really make […]

Bio Though the Central Indiana community that Andrew Fansler grew up in was heavily invested in agriculture, Fansler himself didn’t come from a farm family. He was 14 when he first began working on farm, and only a few years later, he began renting land — a mere 42 acres. Today, Andrew, 38, has grown […]

Bio Slagel Family Farm may be the epitome of a diversified operation. LouisJohn and Leslie Slagel harvest beef, veal, pork, lamb, chicken, rabbit, and goat meat — plus they grow much of the feed for their livestock on site. This, in addition to having a family processing facility nearby, cuts down on their carbon footprint, […]