By the time he was 20, Nolan Lenzen had already completed a dairy management course at a local college and launched a farming career in partnership with his father and grandfather. They were milking 90 cows in a tie-stall barn and cropping 300 acres near the south-central Minnesota community of Watertown. Some might say it… Read More →
A retiring farmer and beginning farmers share their transition stories.
An older farmer considers how to pass on the farm to the next generation.
How one farmer used innovative grazing and leasing techniques to start a low-cost livestock operation.
When you grow up on a farm in the shadow of the Jolly Green Giant, you can’t help but think that size matters when it comes to success in agriculture. Josh Reinitz’s family’s land sits between Minneapolis and Mankato, just a few miles from where a wooden likeness of the Green One and his apprentice… Read More →
A farmer describes his farm-to-school experience (part 2 of 2).
A young farmer seeks sustainability through value-added enterprises.
A landmark national beginning farmer program is launched.
A natural resource professional becomes a farmer.
A beginning dairy farmer faces the realities of agriculture.
