Just the other day, I shared a graphic on my Facebook page from a fellow blogger, Tractor Jen. The graphic read, “Sometimes the most important people on the harvest crew are the ones that make the sandwich and do the laundry.” And I find this to be so true.
When most consumers think of agriculture, they visualize a man standing in overalls and a straw hat, holding a pitchfork—but there is so much more to farming beyond the farmer himself. It really takes a community of action for a farmer to be successful. This community includes roles such as the sandwich maker, the seed salesman, the tractor mechanic, truck drivers, the milkman, the veterinarian, scientists, and so many more. Read more
Over this past weekend, spring weather arrived here in northwest Wisconsin. With warmer temperatures comes melting snow and lots of mud! Leave it to my three little princesses to find the deepest mud puddle in the pasture and spend the entire weekend splashing and digging in it. They would show up at the back door just in time for dinner covered from head-to-toe in mud and complain when I made them take off their clothes outside and send them straight into the shower. I am still trying to figure out how to get the stains out of their clothes. 
When consumers—and even many farmers—picture agriculture they think of people providing food such as milk, meat, and bread in our grocery stores that will eventually end up on our tables. However there is a different side of farming that I find to be rather interesting and unconventional: non-food agricultural production. 
Sam and Skip Richter have repaired and restored many antique tractors for customers of the family’s repair business. Since the early 1900s several generations of the Richter family have operated Skip’s Repair in Hamburg,Michigan.Not only has the business spanned generations,but also the desire to collect and restore antique tractors has been passed down to both Sam and Skip. One of their favorite antique tractors, a 1960 Ford 841,is known as the tractor from Hell.
In June of 2002, Harley Rath’s son Clifford told him about a 1952 Case VAS that was for sale. The VAS is a Model V Case high clearance row crop with offset front. A VAS is a very rare find since only 1559 were produced and not many have survived.
January is all about resolutions and beginning the new year with a fresh start.
As you drive through the countryside you will likely see different types of farms scattered around — some sit empty and run-down and others are new, full of innovation and life. In the minds of many people, these may seem like just a bunch of buildings, piles of wood, nails, tin, and screws. However to a farmer and their families, this is their life.
Nothing is more gratifying to a grain farmer than when the crops have been harvested and the fruits of the labor are completed. In an ideal world, this final act would be so simple. However, the cost of equipment, the labor it takes to complete the harvest and the uncertainty of the weather also makes it a huge challenge for a lot of farmers. 
This 1959 Ford 871 ‘Gold Demonstrator’ was sitting in the woods about two miles from home of Dwayne Sells in Kernersville, North Carolina.
Sioux Steel Company has spent nearly a century focused on providing value to their customers. What started as a dream to start a steel corrugating business has grown into the only fourth-generation, family-owned company that manufacturers grain storage solutions throughout the world.