Soil Investor: Stop that Soil

Soil Investor: Stop that Soil

If people could see one thing about our farm, I wish they could see how much we care. I think about our crops all the time. I think about it at the gas station when I fill up my tank with E151. I think about our corn when I diaper my 11-month-old daughter. There are...
Midwesterners’ favorite time of year—Sweet corn season!

Midwesterners’ favorite time of year—Sweet corn season!

It’s every Midwesterners’ favorite time of year: sweet corn season! During the summer, you can find sweet corn at your favorite roadside stand or at your local grocery store. Many times, that sweet corn was grown right down the road from where it’s being sold. I...
Farming: More Than a Summer Job

Farming: More Than a Summer Job

As temperatures slowly start to rise, the time has come for all Midwestern crop farmers to return from their extended vacations and get back to work. If only that were the case! Rather, farmers have been working all winter because America’s food production system...