Family

Get the latest on farm family issues, including education, health, and safety. This section also features farm humor columnists and information for women involved in agriculture and farming.

Farmer-Senators Address Rising Rural Suicides

Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced a bill to help rural America deal with suicides that seem to be increasing as the agricultural economy stagnates.

A farmer overlooks his farm as the sunsets.

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10 Unique Round Barns

These unique round barns were captured by Bob Kisken, a retired teacher from Michigan, who now photographs ranches and farms across the United States.

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The Woolly Bear Caterpillar

If you want a prediction for winter, look for a woolly bear caterpillar. Scientifically the insect has no idea, but it’s fun folklore.

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Successful Farming TV Show

Don Landoll’s 1950 Ford 8N Tractor

By Successful Farming TV Show

Dave Mowitz visits with Don Landoll to see his beautifully restored Ford 8N.

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Machinery Insider

Sharing Farm Equipment

By Machinery Insider

Reduce machinery costs by jointly owning the equipment with another farmer. Sharing spreads the cost over more acres.

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All Around the Farm

Hooking up the three-point backhoe is probably my least-favorite job on the farm. To make it easier, I welded trailer jacks on both sides of the backhoe and fabricated a saddle to use with a third trailer jack for the boom to rest on. Now, I can h

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Farm Kids Under Stress

Protecting kids from bad news in the farming operation isn’t always best. They feel your stress and need to know it’s not their fault.

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Pumpkin Dysfunction

Our garden remained wetter than Sponge Bob’s socks until well past the normal pumpkin planting date.

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Q&A: Catherine Feuillet, Geneticist and Molecular Biologist

Catherine Feuillet’s passion for pushing new frontiers, challenging herself, and building something that could benefit others has always propelled her forward.