Have you ever wondered how cowboy hats are made? Meet Kaycee Hoffman from Thedford, Nebraska. We learn about the old and rare technology she has to use to craft custom hats that are much more than just a fashion statement. Local ranchers and folks from all across the country come to her store, Bar None […]
The DEKALB corn brand’s new campaign, called “Winning Has Roots,” is kicking off at the Michigan NASCAR double-header race Aug. 8 and 9. DEKALB’s sponsored NASCAR driver, Clint Bowyer, is helping to launch this campaign and will be driving a #WinningHasRoots DEKALB car design, featuring the well-known winged ear of corn, on the track. Bowyer […]
So, at what age is a good time to teach your kids how to drive a tractor? I imagine that a lot of us were behind the wheel of a vehicle of some sort long before we had that a real driver’s license in hand. Farmer Derek has gotten creative in letting the little ones […]
Michelle Miller, better known on social media as Farm Babe, got to spend a day in July on the demo grounds adjacent to Kinze’s headquarters in Williamsburg, Iowa. There, she learned about the key features of Kinze‘s next-generation 4905 planter, which incorporates True Speed technology to deliver dependability of the electric meter and seed tube […]
Farmer Derek Klingenberg calls it the pit. At the bottom of his grain bin, it’s the bugs and the smell and so much else that makes this a particularly unpleasant part of being a grain farmer. He sums it up with “Ewie-pewie.” Some of it is reminiscent of an abandon building, with the tool pieces […]
You drive an old combine? Great! You drive a brand new one? Awesome! You drive old, but paid off tractors? Wonderful! You have lease payments? That is OK, too. That is the beautiful thing about farmers and ranchers — it takes operations, big and small to feed the world! After getting multiple hateful comments on […]
Farmer Derek Klingenberg breaks out the megaphone and ladder to round up some of his cattle for a big group selfie. We know how hard it is to herd big groups together for a picture — we can only imagine doing so with animals. We haven’t looked closely, but hopefully none of them blinked 🙂
In this Business Insider video, we meet Bill and Peggy of Buyan Ranch, from Sheridan, Montana. These potato farmers have a diverse operation, but like so many other farmers during this pandemic, they had no where to go with their product. Unfortunately, Bill and Peggy had to throw out 700 tons of potatoes due to […]
With the help of science, the oldest plant ever to be “regenerated” has been grown from 32,000-year-old seeds. The previous oldest seed to accomplish that was only 2,000 years old. Using radiocarbon dating, scientist were able to estimate the age of the fruits at 31,800 ± 300 years old. They also believe that squirrels were […]
You may remember hay bales positioned exactly like these for the Peterson Farm Brothers’ “I’m Farming and I Grow It” video eight years ago. This time, the trio revisit the spot for a race across the top of the round bales. While you’ll have to watch the video to see who the winner is, we […]
