John HogelandSep 27, 2019A Cow's NemesisI'm going to say it. My cows have a fly problem. It's embarrassing as a farmer, sort of like having your kids come home with lice from sch
John HogelandAug 8, 2019The Beginning of the End??It is 3:30 a.m. and I am up. The tractor broke down today. The big one, the one I use for everything.
Beth HoffmanJul 17, 2019The Peace of Making a DecisionThe choosing was agony. So many sleepless nights. But then, once I decided, peace settled back in.
John HogelandMar 26, 2019Farmer JohnI am coming up on the first month of being a farmer and I am surprised just how stressful it has been. I have loved every minute of it,...
Beth HoffmanMar 16, 2019Lucky Number 2We were off, and then we weren’t. On Saturday, March 9th, our first calf was born. John knew it was coming, he had seen that the cow’s...
John HogelandFeb 4, 2019Sore Shoulders and Achy BacksI remember the day clearly. A black, baldy cow that we were trying to get in to give her her yearly shots was getting mean. Most cows...
John HogelandJan 21, 2019Spring Seeding I spend a lot of time walking the land of our farm. It helps me think and often the land itself will give me the answers to the...
Beth HoffmanJan 14, 2019The First of a Thousand We went to McCorkle’s to talk about seed the other day. Seed. We drove down a series of frozen dirt roads, brown fields and bare trees...
Beth HoffmanDec 31, 2018A New Year's ConversationHappy new year! We decided to share here our conversation with each other about our thoughts for the new year. Perhaps it will resonate...
Beth HoffmanAug 8, 2017When Corn Came to IowaShirley Gray’s nails are painted an orangey red that matches her lips and hair. The kind of orangey red that, before Trump, was the...