Looking after a family farming legacy
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Doug and Stacey Keas are passing along their family farming legacy in Rooks County.
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An Aggie approach to expanding the family farm
AgriLife Today
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Volleman’s Family Farm gives back to help shape the future of the dairy industry Nestled deep in the heart of Central Texas along Highway 36 in Comanche County, Gustine with a population of just over 400, is home to a thriving dairy farm and bottling plant run by a family of Aggies, five of whom.
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Pringle Family Farms earns top marketing award
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 12, 2024
Texas farming partners Jason Moss and Chris Bogner are recognized as the 2024 Joe O'Neill Cotton Marketer of the Year at this year's Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
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Future of Family Farms in the San Joaquin Valley
Caff
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Earlier this year, CAFF kicked off a massive project in the San Joaquin Valley to help support family farms there and strengthen the local food economy, in partnership with UC Agriculture & Natural Resources (UC ANR) and the Central Valley Community Foundation (CVCF), among others. Why take on such a big project?
Why this family farms like they do
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Here is why this Hoosier farming family is committed to no-till and cover crops for the long haul.
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Trosts emphasize ‘family’ in family farm
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Conrad and Donna Trost say family is the key to their farm’s success.
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What does harvest mean on a family farm?
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Where I Come From: The mix of emotions at harvest varies depending on who you ask: Dad, Mom, adult children, spouses, on the farm and off.
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Lessons from a life on the family farm
Sustainable Food Trust
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Superficially, it is a warm, amusing, easy to read collection of snippets of life on a family farm. The post Lessons from a life on the family farm first appeared on Sustainable Food Trust. The post Lessons from a life on the family farm appeared first on Sustainable Food Trust.
Putting family in the family farm harvest
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Slideshow: For Wendte Farms of Altamont, Ill., harvest takes a village — and four generations working together side by side.
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ICGA president balances faith, family, farming
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 15, 2023
Someone to Know: Indiana farmer Scott Smith keeps his priorities in check to be successful on and off the farm.
Lopes Family Farm Field Day: Integrated rice and duck farming
Caff
JULY 19, 2023
On June 29th, Lopes Family Farms hosted a field day with Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) in Princeton, CA focused on rice and duck farming, a Biologically Integrated Farming System (BIFS). For more information on Lopes Family Farm follow them at Lopes Family Farms. *All
Effect of Tax Changes on Family Farms Analyzed in ERS Report
ATTRA
MARCH 4, 2024
USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) published An Analysis of the Effect of Sunsetting Tax Provisions for Family Farm Households. This report concluded that the expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the American Rescue Plan Act will mean increased taxes for most farm households.
Tips for young farmers taking over the family farm
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Show-Me Life: Your farm transition can be smooth if you heed advice, make plans and persevere.
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Rodale Institute, KWU and Quail Creek Family Farms Partner to Expand Access to Regenerative Organic Agriculture Education in the Sunflower State
Rodale Institute
APRIL 5, 2023
Rodale Institute, a global research and education nonprofit, is joining forces with Kansas Wesleyan University and Quail Creek Family Farms (QCFF) to grow education programming in Kansas focused on regenerative […] The post Rodale Institute, KWU and Quail Creek Family Farms Partner to Expand Access to Regenerative Organic Agriculture Education (..)
One & a half million dollars for family farms in need
Caff
DECEMBER 22, 2022
.” – Tanya Tolmasoff Knippelmeir, Tolmasoff Vineyard We build sustainable food and farming systems through policy advocacy and on-the-ground programs that create more resilient family farms, communities, and ecosystems. Joining our community by becoming a CAFF member here.
Family Farms React to Governor’s Proposed Budget, Major Cuts
Caff
JANUARY 10, 2023
million in cuts to the sustainable agriculture programs such as the Healthy Soils Pogram and the Pollinator Habitat Program The post Family Farms React to Governor’s Proposed Budget, Major Cuts appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers. $40 million cut to the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program $94.5
Why gain experience off farm?
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2024
Family Farm Success: Family farms reap the benefit when the next generation builds skills and experience through off-farm work and development programs.
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Legacies are to be lived and not left — Dr. Mark Lyons, CEO of Alltech
Real Agriculture
JULY 7, 2023
Many of you run family farm businesses filled with the opportunities, challenges and satisfaction that comes with it. This is true on the farm and. Read More Many of you run family farm businesses filled with the opportunities, challenges and satisfaction that comes with it. This is true on the farm and.
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Drought’s Toll on California Family Farms
Caff
JUNE 29, 2021
Janet McGarry lives in San Francisco where she writes about agriculture and environmental issues. The post Drought’s Toll on California Family Farms appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers. This severe drought is going to have detrimental effects.”
Grower improves fungicide use and compaction with helicopter
Farmers Weekly
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
Farmers Weekly A helicopter is not the standard piece of farm kit to be stored in a machinery shed, but Canadian grain producer Wade McAllister plans to combine his passion for farming and flying to enhance crop and soil health at the family farm in Alberta.
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Mom and Dad don’t owe you a farm
Western FarmPress
APRIL 23, 2024
More than Dirt: Greed and entitlement are factors which must be considered before passing down a family farm legacy.
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Photo of the Day: Harvest paddling along nicely
Farmers Weekly
AUGUST 26, 2023
Farmers Weekly Farming-mad Thomas, aged 9, is pictured following every minute of the harvest at his family farm in Norfolk on board a paddle board. Thomas is a fourth-generation farmer in the making and enjoys “carpet farming” at home, replicating the farming activities with his scale-model toys.
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‘Britain’s fastest farmer’ swaps tractor for Porsche
Farmers Weekly
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Based just outside of Bath, in Somerset, Oliver White works alongside his dad and brother on the family farm, where they keep about 450 ewes and 150 beef cattle. Farmers Weekly You’ve heard of Britain’s Fittest Farmer. But what about Britain’s fastest farmer?
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Why Kent lime contractor commissioned custom Bunning spreader
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 15, 2023
Farmers Weekly With just a bag of clothes in the back of his Ford Focus, Steve Pack’s career in soil nutrition began 12 years ago as he drove from the family farm in Hertfordshire to Kent to set up shop as a lime sales agent.
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Photo of the Week: Sara Cox embraces farming roots at Royal Welsh
Farmers Weekly
JULY 29, 2023
The stint marked a return to her farming roots, having grown up on the family farm in Bolton. See […] The post Photo of the Week: Sara Cox embraces farming roots at Royal Welsh appeared first on Farmers Weekly Sara judged the Interbreed Beef Young Handler Competition alongside her father Graham.
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How contract finishing brought certainty to a farming business
Farmers Weekly
JULY 13, 2023
As part of a bid to streamline systems on the mixed family farm on the Gower Peninsula in South Wales, Tom Higgs has recently started finishing calves on contract for […] The post How contract finishing brought certainty to a farming business appeared first on Farmers Weekly
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Gold Cup winners share body condition scoring strategy
Farmers Weekly
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Farmers Weekly Embracing technology and keeping a close eye on cow condition have helped maintain pregnancy rates at 23% and support cow longevity at an Ayrshire family farm.
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Ohldes expand family dairy legacy
Western FarmPress
APRIL 23, 2024
Steve and Cindi Ohlde of Ohlde Family Farms named the 2024 Kansas Distinguished Dairy Family.
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To pay or not to pay your farm kid
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Business Basics: Compensating kids for work on the family farm offers a tax break for farmers and investment opportunities for the next generation.
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Unintended impacts of farm bill payment limitations
Western FarmPress
MAY 12, 2024
What if you're a family farming operation with several partners structured as an LLC? Who should be eligible for assistance? And once deemed eligible, how much assistance should they receive?
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Sharing livestock machinery: Advice and options
Farmers Weekly
AUGUST 21, 2023
Farmers Weekly Justifying a new tractor or baler for a beef and sheep enterprise on a family farm is becoming increasingly hard as costs inflate to erode margins. And according […] The post Sharing livestock machinery: Advice and options appeared first on Farmers Weekly
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King Charles gives farming charity royal renaming
Farmers Weekly
JULY 14, 2023
Farmers Weekly The Prince’s Countryside Fund, the charity founded by His Majesty King Charles to support family farms and rural communities, has officially become the Royal Countryside Fund.
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Transition farm ownership and leadership
Western FarmPress
MARCH 27, 2024
Family Farm Success: Set priorities for estate planning, build a transition team and put it to work.
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Estate planning versus succession planning
Western FarmPress
MARCH 20, 2024
Family Farm Success: How to take the first two steps to transition ownership and leadership.
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How brothers secured future with second autumn-block herd
Farmers Weekly
AUGUST 11, 2023
Farmers Weekly A second dairy unit set up on neighbouring arable land has given two brothers a long-term future on their Leicestershire family farm Martin Wade and his sons, George and Ben, ran at Honeypot Farm, a 350-cow dairy unit between Market Harborough and Lutterworth.
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Ohio Woman in Ag Ties Teaching and Farming Into One
AgWeb Farm Journal
JANUARY 31, 2024
Midwestern Farmer Marcia Ruff, 2023 Top Producer Women In Ag Award winner, splits her time between the classroom and the family farm - setting an example for others to lead from where they are.
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Why is farm succession planning so hard?
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Family Farm Success: The cost of doing nothing is high enough to put your farm at risk of surviving into the next generation.
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Transferring the farm: How they did it
Western FarmPress
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Commentary: Here’s a 61-year perspective on farming, working together and transitioning a family farm.
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Maier Farms thrives on resiliency, hard work
Western FarmPress
MARCH 8, 2024
expanded their family farm to 2,000 acres and 1,800 cows. 2024 Master Agriculturists from Waunakee, Wis.,
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Farm Bureau announces mental health initiatives
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 22, 2024
AFBF to partner with Family Farm Wellness Alliance and Ad Council to provide free services to farmers.
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Know when to amend your farm goals
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 29, 2024
Family Farm Success: Turning around is hard. Walking the wrong way fast is harder.
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Tax implications seen as the largest barrier to farm transition success
Real Agriculture
MAY 26, 2023
The agriculture industry is fully aware that successful farm transition is not easy and comes with many potential barriers. Every family farm business is unique, but based on a new RealAgristudies study looking at farm transition, there are some common challenges to work through.
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The Prairie Profile: Todd Lowery
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation president and CEO talks about his family farm, the ag industry’s evolution and The Black Crowes.
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Find expert to help you tackle farm succession plans
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Here are four questions to ask a third-party mediator before they help you divide the family farm.
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