Australian Adventure Part 4: Darling Downs

Australian Adventure Part 4: Darling Downs

The next part of our journey down under took us out of the cities and into the countryside. We traversed across all kinds of farm land and small, rural towns much like you’d find here in North Dakota. One of…

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What is an Agronomist?

What is an Agronomist?

Last year I traveled all over the country. In travels, it is pretty typical, one of the first questions someone asks is “oh what do you do?” As in, what do you do for a living. I like to joke that my…

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Celebrating Women in Agriculture: Jen, Jodi, & Tracy

Celebrating Women in Agriculture: Jen, Jodi, & Tracy

One of the the inevitable truths about blogging and sharing your life in such a public forum is that you will always have critics. There will be people that disagree with you and there will be people who plain don’t…

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Five Tips for Farm Wives to Make It Through Farming Season

Five Tips for Farm Wives to Make …

This week my husband looked at me and said the sentence I dread every single year: “You aren’t going to see me much this week.” To a farm wife, those words signal that a new season is beginning. And I know…

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Why Do Farmers Apply Pesticides?

Why Do Farmers Apply Pesticides?

Much like you take steps in your garden to keep your plants free from pests and disease, farmers utilize what we call crop protection products (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.) to help control the thousands of weed species, harmful insects, and…

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