Jan 9
Pork
Get a Glimpse of “Farm Living”
Ever since the 19th season of ABC’s The Bachelor premiered on January 5, folks have been debating whether Iowa farmer Chris Soules can find a…
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Feb 21
Food & Family
Former FFA Officers “Exert an Influence” by Coming Home
Lisa Ahrens Peterson and her husband, J.R., didn’t merely recite The Creed as FFA members. They’ve been living each day, for more than a decade,…
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Beef
Celebrate May Beef Month with Pot Roast
Every farmer I know looks forward to the beginning of a new planting season – as well as to its end! As much as Ben…
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Beef
Sweet & Sour: This Recipe Describes Our Spring Weather, Too!
You might say that farming is in Ben Rein’s blood. His great, great grandfather homesteaded around Highland, Minnesota, in 1884. Farming is a tradition that has…
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Feb 8
Beef
4-H Brought This Couple Together and Binds Their Family
Jon Suntken and Tami Pralle’s shared passion for 4-H brought them together in 1979 when they were selected to serve on the Franklin County 4-H…
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Desserts
Gary Bennett Retires After Nearly 28 Years
Trips to Oregon and Alaska top the “top do” list for Gary Bennett, who retired in December after serving nearly 28 years as a research…
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Dec 14
Food & Family
Keeping Christmas Meaningful on the Banks of Squaw Creek
The Olthoff’s, from Stanhope, Iowa, are busy from sun-up to son-down. Caring for 60,000 turkeys and two little boys keep Bart and Katie busy. The…
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Nov 2
Main Courses
Slow Down this Weekend with Pulled Pork
Although October is officially 4-H Month and National Pork Month, these two are celebrated daily by this Story County farm family. Bryce and Beth Caple…
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Oct 14
Food & Family
Serve Up Soup for Supper This Season
Crock-pot meals are a favorite this time a year: they offer flexibility at meal time since you don’t have to worry about the pot roast…
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Beef
Lessons Learned on the Farm
Guest blog by Teresa Falk, freelance writer and creator of Rural Route Ramblings blog Growing up on the farm I was surrounded by animals. As…
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Apr 29
Beef
Kicking Up Their Heels for National Beef Month
It’s not only planting season for Latham® seed customers Ron and Trudy McGrain. It’s also calving season for this Mapleton, Iowa, couple. Their first calf…
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