Mariel and Anthony Barreras, owners and operators of Barreras Family Farm, know the challenges of balancing life in the military while making a living on the farm.
Making it work: Military family balances service, farm life
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The Barreras family of Blair, Neb., poses with the Homegrown by Heroes logo. The program promotes products grown by veterans in agriculture. Anthony Barreras has served in the Army nearly 20 years.
One of the Barreras children gets cozy with his livestock in Blair, Neb.
Anthony Barreras, left, poses with three of his sons while building fence on the farm in Blair, Neb. The family has had to balance farm work with Barreras’s service in the Army.
One of the Barreras children explores pastures on the family farm in Blair, Neb.
A new class, “A Year in the Life of a Pork Producer,” is educating military veterans not only about how to start a farm but also raise pigs.
