Rural Life
Leather work gloves are often considered “consumables” due to the frequency with which they wear out or go missing on the farm. If you know how to match glove design and type of leather to the job, you can buy fewer gloves.
A love for cattle and people keep this cattlewoman on the go.
Passing down the ranch to the next generation is a goal for many cattlemen and women. Achieving this goal requires specific skill sets and teams to help the process run smoothly.
An Indiana museum provides a hands-on celebration of the region’s key industry and its contribution to America’s agricultural expansion.
Midwest Food Bank facilitated the donation of alfalfa hay from an Illinois farmer to ranchers in need in the Southeast affected by Hurricane Helene.
Informing the public about raising cattle and taking care of the resources can make the difference in their support for your business and the beef industry.
Cast your vote for one of four finalists to sing the Star Spangled Banner at CattleCon 2025.
One of the things I love most about Christmas trees is the power they evoke to simply remember. Here are some special livestock-themed Christmas trees filled with memories to last a lifetime.
Fifteen years into growing a farm and a family together, everything changed for Ron and Sherri Prins and their four young kids. A diagnosis made the couple lean on their faith and on one another more than ever before.
Maybe it’s because I’m a farm kid at heart, but I think the best Halloween costume ideas come straight from the farm. And I’m not the only one on our team here at Farm Journal who feels that way.
On the heels of the recent debate, we’d like to know which presidential candidate, Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Trump, you believe will have a more positive impact on agriculture.
Rooted crops, dead calves, strafe-bombed pastures, and a father-son team pushed to the edge by a wild pig plague.
Following her passion for marketing and creating a new revenue stream through consumer beef sales allowed third generation rancher, Brooke Helsel, to continue ranching with her mom in California’s Central Valley.
Working on a succession plan for your operation? Here are a few key points to keep in mind.
As parents we get these glittering moments of watching our children grow and become independent. While it’s all that we hoped they would become, it still is bittersweet.
Western ranchers face significant challenges after wildfires blister grazing lands.
Five lessons learned every cattle rancher can relate to.
Writer Brian Reisinger connects the dots between ranchers and consumers by sharing how economics, policy, technology and population shifts along with a number of other factors which have led to the reduction in farm numbers over the past century.
Whenever animals comingle, the chances of pathogen transfer occurs, so exhibitors need to be diligent about biosecurity practices at shows and upon returning home.
From the sands of Iraq to the pastures of Michigan, a war veteran’s heart for service is now regenerating the soil.
Welcome to Wyman Atwood’s unlikely tale of obsession, deceit, and an astounding 50,000-marble haul.
#88 is quite possibly the most popular cow on social media right now, and it’s one post that sparked it all. Clay Scott is using it as an opportunity to educate others about ranching, growing into a global sensation.
A lone juror stood between rancher George Kelly and innocent. “It is what it is, and it will be what it will be. Let me go home, okay?”
It’s not sharks, wolves, or bears that kill the most people—it’s wild pigs, and the numbers are trending up.
Roger Reaves forged the most astounding farm life of modern times. Row crops to moonshine to marijuana to cocaine, he was the highest paid narco-pilot in history.
NBA superstars Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith learned how to hand milk a cow on live television thanks to a Madison, Georgia dairy farm, Big Sandy Creek Farm.
It’s important the friends, family, and business professionals close to farmers are prepared and able to effectively communicate in a mental health crisis.
William Christman, 19, saved his family’s farm and paid with his life.
Crackle, whine, beep, and buzz, Andy Thaxton metal detects farmland, hunting coins, keys, bullets, bells—and one more holy grail.
Tom Askjem disappears under farmland, descends to depths of 13’-plus, and returns to the surface with treasure—bottles and glassware from agriculture’s past.