At The Farm Gate: Farmers Bond with their Lunch Box

May 1, 2025 /

By Joanie Stiers Always take your lunch box along. Accept the statement as words of wisdom or a standing joke among the farm crew. On…

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At the Farm Gate: Repair, Maintenance Keep the Farm Running

April 3, 2025 / Comments Off on At the Farm Gate: Repair, Maintenance Keep the Farm Running

By Joanie Stiers Dad lifts the side panel of the combine to expose the gears, bearings, pulleys, chains and belts. And every single time, I’m…

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At the Farm Gate: Farmers Name their Fields

March 13, 2025 / Comments Off on At the Farm Gate: Farmers Name their Fields

We paused harvest to host our daughter’s sixth birthday party at Norman North, a field along a winding gravel road. The dusty path contains just…

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At The Farm Gate: Snowy Scenes Liven Landscapes

February 6, 2025 / Comments Off on At The Farm Gate: Snowy Scenes Liven Landscapes

A light snow arrived after New Year’s Day, and my soul cued up the song “Snow” from Irving Berlin’s musical, “White Christmas.” The white stuff…

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At the Farm Gate: Meals Blanket Us in Comfort

January 9, 2025 / Comments Off on At the Farm Gate: Meals Blanket Us in Comfort

By Joanie Stiers Mom made even the best of days better when she set a pot of homemade beef stew with dumplings in the middle…

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At The Farm Gate: Finger Foods Deliver Holiday Fun, Spark Conversation

December 5, 2024 / Comments Off on At The Farm Gate: Finger Foods Deliver Holiday Fun, Spark Conversation

By Joanie Stiers Butcher block paper covered the 60-inch round table, transforming it into an oversized food platter. Piles of cubed cheeses, sliced cured meats,…

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At the Farm Gate: Uncovering the Benefits of Cover Crops

November 7, 2024 / Comments Off on At the Farm Gate: Uncovering the Benefits of Cover Crops

Grandpa never dreamed we’d be planting and harvesting at the same time. Nor did we. A sizable percentage of our farmland will green up with…

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At The Farm Gate: Parts Runs Keep the Farm Running

October 3, 2024 / Comments Off on At The Farm Gate: Parts Runs Keep the Farm Running

The farmer’s wife handed my husband a stick-style drawing. “He told me you will know what he needs,” she said of her farmer husband, while…

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At The Farm Gate: Volunteer for the Better

September 5, 2024 / Comments Off on At The Farm Gate: Volunteer for the Better

During my side gigs over the years as parent-teacher club president, Sunday School teacher and FFA alumni volunteer enthusiast, my home office has served as…

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At the Farm Gate: Drones Take Off in Agriculture

August 1, 2024 / Comments Off on At the Farm Gate: Drones Take Off in Agriculture

Most have seen those cool, little drones that hover like hummingbirds to capture bird’s-eye images at festivals, weddings and sporting events. In agriculture, these unmanned…

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