I can appreciate the stress and work needed all the time on the farm, but while I love the land and my cows, I will always love my people more.

The farming lifestyle is a dream, but it’s also incredibly stressful. So, take the time to enjoy family this — and every — holiday season.

Around planting and harvest season I start seeing the posts in farmer wives groups about feeling neglected and not being able to help like they want to.

There is the constant struggle of give and take. Time is our biggest constraint on the farm, and we have to figure out what works for us in each season.

I’m not a part of a “professional” show family. We raise cattle to keep our farm afloat, but just because it worked for us doesn’t mean it works for others.

As agriculturists, I believe that we are the moral compass of this country, and we should put that to use within our local and national political scene.

Jackson Heights High School in Kansas started in 1969 as a consolidated school of several communities, and a tractor drive helps support the area.

‘What is it going to cost?’ and ‘How much meat am I going to get?’ are always the first questions ranchers receive from potential buyers.

This planting season, focus less on the task itself and more on how blessed we are to do what we do with the people we love.

We lash out at the person who vowed to be with us through thick and thin. But remember, that person is also a person who needs to be taken care of as well.