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Government Spotlight

A Letter to the Mayor of Tulare California

In a recent write in to our publication, a concerned farmer and family man asks the mayor of Tulare, CA to open up a dialog with him and other Ag leaders. This comes in light of recent remarks the mayor made that appear to be out of touch with his on Agricultural base. Please write in with your thoughts, and join the conversation.

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Picturing the Past

Follow Rob Bednarcyczk, creator of Mr Farmers Neighborhood Facebook page, as he discusses a few pictures he came across from his family farm life recently, and explains just what it means to him to be part of this Ag tradition of ours.

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Dont Throw Away Yesterday

A man reflects on his past from a simple farm tool he made as a boy. An interesting and touching story that makes you reflect on how important the simple things really are, especially in Ag.

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This is my tractor….

A man and a tractor can make all the difference. The machinery that allows us to shape the land and move the cattle can really make a difference. Here is a short about a man and his tractor, and how much its meant to him. What is your favorite piece of equipment and why?

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A farmers dirty hands as he works on farm equipment
Eat, Pray, Ag-vocate

After A Long Day

By Erik Wilson After a long day, one of the first things we do is wash our hands of the dirt, grease, blood, and God

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Cattle & Dairy

Thanking My Neighbors – A Calf Story

A few years ago, my husband and I purchased 20 acres of land and a few cows. Our plan was to work on being small farmers, the kind of farmers with cows, chickens, and eventually vegetables and fruits. We wanted to sell them to the local community in our area. Things seems to be going well, but we had a lot to learn about farming…

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Eat, Pray, Ag-vocate

The Misinformed Against Farming

I recently witnessed a couple of different people take rather benign conversation as personal attacks and wanted to address this for a second. I farm

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Meet A Farmer

Meet A Farmer – Jeff Mowery

I married the farmer’s daughter without any intention or knowledge of farming. I was a veteran software engineer making bank living in St. Louis raising

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