Teaching, farming and stewarding the land

Kerry Hoffschneider
Apr 17, 2025
Apr 17, 2025

Teaching farming (2).jpg — Helen and Art Tandrup walka field on their farm near Neligh, Neb. After a career in teaching, Art is focused on farming, building soil health, and sharing lessons with others.
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The quarter of land where Art and Helen Tanderup farm is where Helen’s grandfather resided and farmed after serving in World War I.

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Teaching farming (1).jpg — Art and Helen Tandrup pose on their combine. With sandy soils and erosion issues, keeping the soil covered with cover crops is important on their farm.
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Teaching farming (3).jpg — Helen and Art Tandrup live on the farm her grandparents made home after World War I.
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Kerry Hoffschnieder is a founder of the Lincoln, Nebraska-based GrazeMaster Group, who writes Hope Stories to show that caring for the soil and all natural resources is possible, profitable and benefits all life on earth. Reach her at kerry@grazemaster.com or visit grazemastergroup.com.