Mary and Brian Heffernan were living in Silicone Valley when they realized they wanted something different. While Mary ran two successful restaurants and Brian was an attorney, they realized they wanted a more hands-on approach to their food. So they bought a ranch and dove head first into the lifestyle. Now, Five Marys Farms is […]

For female farmers, they have long been told the agriculture industry is a “man’s industry” — it takes hard work, strength, and grit to be successful in this lifestyle. However, female farmers and ranchers are proving that they can not only make it in this industry, but thrive here. One of those thriving farmers is […]

The dairy industry is committed to doing its part in continuing sustainability on farms while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Net Zero Initiative is an industry wide effort to achieve U.S. dairy’s voluntary 2050 environmental stewardship goals to collectively achieve carbon neutrality, optimize water usage, and improve water quality by optimizing use of manure […]

As the Peterson Farm Brothers say, “Every farmer has some cows they like…and some they don’t like.” Because of that, they chose Jameson Rodgers’ hit song Some Girls for their summer 2021 parody — only it’s called, of course, Some Cows. Rodgers original song is about how different women react to breakups, and though it […]

Finally, we get to hear Farmer Derek Klingenberg sing a Cardi B song! OK, maybe this wasn’t the latest ag industry news that we were all expecting, but Cardi B’s charting hit “I Like It” seems like a perfect song for Derek to have his farm fun with. Derek’s version is “I Farm It Like […]

As a farmer and ranchers, you never know what the day might bring — including an early morning car chase. That is exactly what happened to Brandon and Kim Grewe of Valley Gem Farms in Wisconsin. When checking on his dairy cows, Grewe heard a police chase which ended on their property.   The Barron County […]

Dairy Discovery, a dairy farm in Michigan is hoping to break a world record today. Today, which just so happens to be World Milk Day, Dairy Discovery coordinated with local businesses, organizations, schools, and even people online to break the record for the most cups of milk drank in one hour.  The previous record is […]

The Saskatchewan farmer who goes by the name of Quick Dick McDick has nailed this Mother’s Day tribute to moms everywhere! In the beginning of the video, Quick Dick McDick perfectly portrays the feeling we can all relate too — realizing you forgot a major holiday — Mother’s Day!  As he continues in this serenade — […]

This week is Teacher Appreciation, and one special agricultural teacher was recognized on Live with Kelly and Ryan. Krista Pontius — the agricultural teacher at Greenwood High School in Pennsylvania — has made it to the top four in Live‘s Top Teacher Search. The winner will take home $10,000 plus $10,000 in teacher project funding […]

For farmers and ranchers, technology and innovation is the future of their industry. However, how quickly they incorporate these changes is completely up to each individual farmer. Dairy farmer Austin Allred from Washington and owner of Royal Family Farming has embraced technology and innovation on his farm.  Eastern Washington Family Farmers said on their Facebook […]