"When kids grow up around the operation, when they're included, asked questions and given small jobs as they're able, they build something that can't be manufactured later: a felt sense of belonging to the place."
Five finalists for the 2026 Farmfest Woman Farmer of the Year Award have been narrowed to one, and the winner will be announced during the final day of Farmfest.
Families and growers from across Minnesota will be represented as the University of Minnesota honors them in the 2026 Farm Family of the Year ceremony at 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, at the annual Minnesota Farmfest near Redwood Falls. The event will be held on the Gilfillan Estate in the Wic…
- Brent Olson
This summer Number 3 and I have been fighting the Battle of the Buckthorn .
- Janelle Atyeo
‘Our South Dakota’ anthology highlights state’s impact on diverse set of voices
A free festival celebrating South Dakota’s grasslands through music, food, outdoor activities and educational experiences will be held Saturday, Aug. 22 at Good Earth State Park near Sioux Falls.
- Katelyn Winberg
When 4-year-old Easton Randall climbed onto a 1953 Ford Jubilee next to his 85-year-old great-grandfather this spring, he announced, "This is my tractor."
- Sheri Poore
Friends, the recipe box is getting empty! But you can help fix that problem—and be eligible to win a prize while you're at it.
- Sheri Poore
Put the bounty of summer to use in the kitchen with these recipes from our latest Fork on the Prairie Road column. Enjoy!
- Katelyn Winberg
In honor of our nation's milestone birthday, we look back at how agriculture has changed over the centuries, checking in on the 1820s, 1920s and 2020s as a theme emerges.
- Colleen Stegenga
The farm bill passed by the House includes a study of mental health services available to farmers, ranchers and agricultural professionals. Our mental health columnist explains what that means in practical terms.
- Katelyn Winberg
Andrew Streff still remembers the corn maze his now-wife dragged him through while they were dating. As a farmer himself, he came away with one declaration: he’d never pay to walk through another man’s corn field again.
For a while, Elizabeth Watkins lived her life one hour at a time, watching her child go through treatment for pediatric cancer.
- from Avera Health
Recovering at home is not only cozier and more comfortable after an illness or injury, it also leads to improved outcomes and a quicker return to work and activities of daily life. The right type of care at the right time can even prevent chronic disease and hospitalizations before they happen.
While rodeo fans are enjoying popcorn and nachos at the Hamel Rodeo, youth are learning lifetime skills.
- Colleen Stegenga
Nobody puts it in the vows. There is no line that says “I promise to love you through harvest season, through the years the rain does not come ...” But for farm couples across rural America, that is exactly what the vows mean.
- Sheri Poore
Do you have an abundance of rhubarb? Here are some sweet recipes to try!
- By Lura Roti, for South Dakota Farmers Union
From the start, Owen and Shannon Fagerhaug's passion for rodeo played a role in their major life decisions.
- Ruth Nicolaus
For barrel racers, breakaway ropers, the road to Cheyenne passes through North Platte
- from Avera Health
When stroke happens, minutes matter. Similar to how a heart attack blocks blood flow to the heart, a stroke happens when a clot or broken blood vessel stops or limits blood flow to the brain – a brain attack.
- Sheri Poore
When my mother was 81, I wrote her a letter for Mother’s Day. A dozen years later, she’s not cooking much anymore, but she is the Number One reader of this column, and she has saved three boxes of 3x5 recipe cards for her progeny to savor.
- Colleen Stegenga
Farm families know something about showing up. You show up for planting, for calving, for harvest, for neighbors down the road when hail takes their crop. But when it comes to caring for your own aging parents ... the "who does what" can get complicated fast.
- Janelle Atyeo
From time to time, Janice White’s children will call her from their far-flung homes – in Florida and California and Idaho – and ask for a recipe.
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