Billie Erdmann makes and sells dry soup mixes and packaged meals in her farm shop called 'Billie’s Kitchen.'

Shelby Erdmann stands with her brother Riley, then 9, next to a 1650 wide-front Oliver tractor her father, Willie Erdmann, bought her when she…

Shelby Erdmann and her family custom-raise cattle. Part of her job on the farm is to feed the cattle.

Shelby Erdmann autographs her book for the author’s grandson, 'To Jeremiah, Enjoy reading about Ollie! Shelby Erdmann.'

Shelby Erdmann, center, works the family farm with her parents, Billie, left, and Willie Erdmann.

An Erdmann heifer smiles for a photo.

Chickens wander free-range on the Erdmann farm. The eggs are sold in the farm’s shop.

Shelby Erdmann, 17, holds a copy of a book she wrote titled 'Ollie Belongs on the Farm.' She wrote and self-published the book when she couldn…

Shelby Erdmann owns three cows in the family herd.

The Erdmanns’ Jersey-cross heifers will soon be bred.