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Other ag enterprises

A good majority of farmers have a second ag-related enterprise, and there’s little limit on the imagination people bring to these enterprises, according to a recent Agriculture Online poll. Only 21% of the nearly 300 farmers taking the survey said they don’t have another enterprise besides the farm. The most popular selections were seed production and sales (15%) and custom farming (12%). Other enterprises on the list included trucking, m… Continue

Added by John Walter on November 4, 2009 at 2:56pm — 4 Comments

Your harvest photos: "Let's roll!"

I just put together a "slideshow" on Agriculture.com of a selection of harvest photos from our social network here. I borrowed the "let's roll" theme from Shane Newbrough's combine add-on. Seems appropriate this year, given all the challenges a lot of you have faced. I hope this coverage helps our Web site visitors, and the general public, better understand what's happening out on the land this fall. Thanks to ever… Continue

Added by John Walter on October 26, 2009 at 11:39am — 3 Comments

Mobile Web site launched

Hi, people: We're launching a new mobile Web site today over on Agriculture.com, which has the latest futures quotes, cash prices, commentary and other commodity info. The site includes our top story of the day, weather radar and forecasts, and more. One section we're particularly excited about is the commodity "heat maps." If you have a browser on your phone, you can navigate to the site at: http://www.agriculture.com/mobile You… Continue

Added by John Walter on August 26, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Well-managed beginning farms can thrive in uncertain times

I just posted a story on Agriculture Online, Well-managed beginning farms can thrive in uncertain times, by Dan Looker, who attended a conference for young and beginning farmers in Omaha this week. The piece covers a presentation by Dave Kohl, an ag finance expert who's also had lots of practical experience, including a deal in which he invested in and helped turn around… Continue

Added by John Walter on August 21, 2009 at 2:30pm — 11 Comments

New Farmers for the Future slideshow

We just put together a selection of member-submitted photos, called Summer Scenes. I hope it gives you a sense of what's happening around the country this summer. Thanks to everyone who uploaded photos and for those who corresponded with me as we put this piece together. Wish we could have used a hundred more from our great collection here. The more than… Continue

Added by John Walter on July 20, 2009 at 3:43pm — 1 Comment

Dairy farm looking for partner

I was approving the new Classified ads yesterday over on Agriculture Online and came across a listing from a central New York dairy farm looking for a young partner. So here tis, fyi: Dairy farm wants to mentor/partner Also, decided to do a little reading on mentoring programs and found this piece in our archives:… Continue

Added by John Walter on May 29, 2009 at 11:15am — No Comments

Some of your spring photos

Hi, I just put together a little slideshow for Agriculture Online of some of my favorite pictures from Farmers for the Future taken this spring. Too bad I only had time to work up about ten of them. Hundreds should have been included. Thanks, everyone, for sharing a part of your lives through photography here. It's worth the time to look through… Continue

Added by John Walter on May 21, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Farmers talk about smart phones

This morning, I worked up an item on my personal blog, Insideag, based mainly on comments from one our Farmers for the Future members, Michael Lewis, a young farmer who really seems to be using new communications technology well. Jeff Caldwell had started the… Continue

Added by John Walter on April 30, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Not one farm alike: Images from Farmers for the Future

Jeff Caldwell and I went through some of the recent photos posted by Farmers for the Future members and created a "slide show" of a few highlights. The show easily could have consisted of a hundred, or even a thousand, images. Thought you might enjoy seeing a preview of what some of your neighbors are up to: Not one farm alike. Thanks to everyone for sharing their ph… Continue

Added by John Walter on March 23, 2009 at 1:27pm — 1 Comment

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