The Farmers:

Annie Link

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My husband & I have 3 kids. I’m the calf manager/event co-ordinator for our family's dairy farm & am very passionate about faith, family, running,and promoting agriculture. I’m a regular contributor to the advertising blog Farm Fresh Food, sponsored by the Michigan Ag Council. Blog: www.dairydiscoveryswisslanefarms.blogspot.com/

Number of posts: 30
Web site: http://dairydiscoveryswisslanefarms.blogspot.com/

Brenda Hastings

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I’m Brenda Hastings. My husband and I own and operate Hastings Dairy LLC in Northeast Ohio. We’re 3rd generation dairy producers who are committed to providing excellent care for our animals, being responsible stewards of the environment and producing a quality product consumer’s enjoy. We have two young sons and love raising them on a farm in a rural community. I like sharing the story of our farm via farm tours and social media. I invite you to check out our website at http://hastingsdairy.com/.

Number of posts: 82
Web site: http://thedairymom.blogspot.com/
Twitter: TheDairyMom
Facebook: HastingsDairy

Number of posts: 57
Web site: http://thefarmerslife.wordpress.com

Brian Scott

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I'm a 4th generation farmer growing corn, soybeans, popcorn, and wheat in Northwest Indiana. I work with my father and grandfather and one employee on 2300 acres of land. I graduated from Purdue University in 2003 with a BS in Soil and Crop Management. I've been married since 2004 and we have a son who was born Jan 2010.

Number of posts: 58
Web site: http://thefarmerslife.wordpress.com
Twitter: TheFarmersLife
Facebook: TheFarmersLife

Number of posts: 26
Web site: http://chrischinn.wordpress.com

Chris Chinn

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My husband, Kevin, and I are 5th generation farmers. We live on our family hog farm in Missouri with our two children. Our dream is that our children will have the opportunity be the 6th generation of farmers in our family.

Number of posts: 23
Web site: http://chrischinn.wordpress.com
Twitter: chrischinn

Darin Grimm

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The Data Farmer!

Number of posts: 11
Web site: http://daringrimm.wordpress.com
Twitter: kansfarmer

Dino Giacomazzi

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As a California dairy farmer, the land, air and water are part of Dino's livelihood and caring for them is a priority every day of the year. Dino's family has lived and farmed on the same land for 118 years.

Number of posts: 11
Web site: http://dinogiacomazzi.com
Twitter: DairyDino

Emily Zweber

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Zweber Farms is a fourth generation dairy farm located just south of Minneapolis in Minnesota. Our main business is organic dairy and in addition we raise pork, beef, chicken and eggs and sell directly to customers. Most posts are written by Emily who loves to share her love of food, farming and family through the thoughts on their blog.

Number of posts: 110
Web site: http://zweberfarms.wordpress.com
Twitter: ezweber

Jan Hoadley

Number of posts: 203
Web site: http://slowmoneyfarm.wordpress.com
Twitter: slowmoneyfarm

Jane Lukens

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Jane, who writes the daily posts, was raised in GriggsDakota. The daughter of farmers, with a degree in education and married to Farmer Fred, Jane mixes stories and photos from the past with the day to day activities of a working farm. You will find anecdotes, wit, instructions and recipes are sprinkled through the work days in GriggsDakota.We're a fifth generation family farm located in east-central North Dakota, growing corn, soybeans, pinto beans, canola, barley and wheat. The 5th generation farm is managed by Farmer Fred who oversees the content of the blog.

Number of posts: 292
Web site: http://griggsdakota.blogspot.com/
Twitter: GriggsDakota

Jared Etress

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Jared and Jillian are newlyweds sharing their experiences from their fledgling farm. Raising livestock and growing peanuts, cotton, corn and soybeans, the two look for ways to share what they have learned and learn more about other agriculture producers as well as consumers.

Number of posts: 3
Web site: http://fromthetractorseat.wordpress.com

Jeff Fowle

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Jeff Fowle is a fourth generation family farmer and rancher from Etna, California. He and his wife Erin and son Kyle raise registered Angus cattle, Percheron draft horses, warmbloods, alfalfa and alfalfa-grass hay.

Number of posts: 49
Web site: http://commonsenseagriculture.com
Twitter: jefffowle

Jenn Zeller

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Jenn is a native of Oklahoma and grew up in Texas. More an anomaly of the equine world than not, she didn’t grow up riding; as her first horse wasn’t a part of her life until she was 12 years old. She is a graduate of Tarleton State University (Stephenville, TX) where she majored in Marketing and competed in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Assocaition rodeos in the goat tying, breakaway roping, and barrel racing. Currently she resides in South Dakota with her cowboy on his family’s 8,500 acre ranch. Primarily the ranch is a Black Angus cow/calf operation and raises Registered American Quarter Horses. She has been training horses for the public for about 10 years and giving riding lessons for around 15 years. Jenn enjoys telling the story of the joys and sorrows of living on a South Dakota working ranch.

Number of posts: 138
Web site: http://thesouthdakotacowgirl.com

Jillian Etress

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Jared and Jillian are newlyweds sharing their experiences from their fledgling farm. Raising livestock and growing peanuts, cotton, corn and soybeans, the two look for ways to share what they have learned and learn more about other agriculture producers as well as consumers.

Number of posts: 26
Web site: http://fromthetractorseat.wordpress.com

Kirsti

Number of posts: 1
Web site: http://griggsdakota.blogspot.com/
Twitter: GriggsDakota

Number of posts: 1
Web site: http://griggsdakota.blogspot.com/

Number of posts: 4
Web site: http://www.griggsdakota.com/

Web site: http://longandscottfarms.blogspot.com/

Long & Scott Farms

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Long & Scott Farms is a 1,200 acre produce farm located in central Florida that has been in operation since 1963. Our primary crops are pickling cucumbers, sweet corn and cabbage. We also operate an agri-tourism operation, Scott's Maze Adventures and a farmer's market, Scott's Country Market.

Number of posts: 34
Web site: http://longandscottfarms.blogspot.com/
Twitter: LongScottFarms
Facebook: LongScottFarms

Web site: http://longandscottfarms.blogspot.com/

Web site: http://longandscottfarms.blogspot.com/

Web site: http://longandscottfarms.blogspot.com/

Mark Lathrop

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My name is Mark Lathrop and I have worked for the second largest lumber manufacturer in the U.S. for the past 35 years. As a community relations manager, I communicate with public officials, county supervisors and the general public in 10 northern California counties. I am responsible for communication and education both within the company and the outside world. It’s very interesting and varies from day-to-day. I thoroughly enjoy my work. My hope is to share some of my personal experiences and provide a few thoughts about forest management in California. I don’t claim to have all the answers and I welcome your input and conversation.

Number of posts: 21
Web site: http://sustainablewoodmark.com

Mike Haley

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Mike Haley is the 5th generation to farm their family farm in Ohio. Currently he farms alongside his father Steve and wife Pam. On their farm they raise corn, soybeans, wheat, hay and purebred Simmental cattle.

Number of posts: 36
Web site: http://www.haley-farms.com
Twitter: farmerhaley
Facebook: haleyfarms

Nancy Grossi

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We have a fourth generation, family owned, Holstein dairy farm just 30 miles north of San Francisco. We also raise a small herd of Angus/Hereford natural beef as well. Take a peek into our life as we live it on the farm, while raising two kids who attend one of the few remaining one room school houses in the state.

Number of posts: 92
Web site: http://thewifeofadairyman.blogspot.com/
Twitter: WifeofaDairyman

Nancy Grossi

Web site: http://thewifeofadairyman.blogspot.com/

Pam Haley

Number of posts: 4
Web site: http://haley-farms.com/blog

Ray Prock Jr

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Ray is in partnership with his family at Ray-Lin Dairy in Denair, Ca. The progressive dairy family milks 475 cows and farms corn, winter forage and pasture. The family also has a 1200 ac operation in Klamath Falls, OR that raises alfalfa hay, wheat hay, and oat hay. Ray and his wife Erica live on the dairy with their the 2 children.

Number of posts: 30
Web site: http://raylindairy.wordpress.com
Twitter: RayLinDairy
Facebook: RayLinDairy

Ryan Weeks

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Ryan Weeks is a fifth generation farmer from South Central Nebraska. He and his wife Kristi raise Yellow Corn, Popcorn, Soybeans, Prairie Hay, Alfalfa and their three children on the family farm settled in 1892.

Number of posts: 44
Web site: http://cornhuskerfarmer.wordpress.com
Twitter: HuskerFarm
Facebook: WeeksFarms

Shannon Seifert

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Orange Patch Dairy is a 3rd Generation Dairy Farm in Southern Minnesota. Shannon Seifert, a young dairy-woman, blogs about daily and current events on her dairy farm, while teaching followers about the care dairy farmers provide everyday for their cows. Dairy cows are the passion of this dairy farm.

Number of posts: 53
Web site: http://orangepatchdairy.blogspot.com/
Twitter: OrangePatchDairy
Facebook: OrangePatchDairy

Steve

Web site: http://griggsdakota.blogspot.com/

Will Gilmer

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Will Gilmer is a third-generation dairy farmer from northwest Alabama. He and his family milk 200 cows, raise heifers, and grow forages on their 600 acre farm. Will enjoys educating others about life on a dairy, and uses his blog to give readers "a closer look at what's happening on and around Gilmer Dairy Farm.

Number of posts: 32
Web site: http://gilmerdairy.blogspot.com/

Number of posts: 32
Web site: http://gilmerdairy.blogspot.com/

Young Farmers and Ranchers

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This Blog opinions and perspectives of some of the nation’s top producers on the American Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers committee. It is intended for the public as a whole to learn more about and discuss with producers today’s leading agricultural topics.

Number of posts: 115
Web site: http://www.fb.org/blog