Tag: Family
Celebrating Independence Day, Iowa Style
June 28, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
Every Independence Day, fireworks aren’t the only thing exploding in the western Iowa town Sara Ross calls home.
Tag: Family
From Farmer’s Daughter to Dairy Farmer
June 7, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
As a child, Melissa Hildebrand Reed spent each weekend on her dad’s farm. Little did she know she’d be spending all her days running it with him.
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Yes to the Farm. And Yes to Mankato. Angela’s Community is a Country and City Mix.
May 12, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
Growing up on a farm while going to a city high school made the path to full-time farming a unique one for Angela Guentzel.
Tag: Family
Julia’s Childhood Business Plan = Purpose Coffee Co.
April 5, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
Growing up, Julia Williams was obsessed with the TV show “Friends” and had a passion for helping kids. That passion turned into a business plan for a coffee shop where the proceeds benefit kids who need resources.
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Who Inspires Gina Jo Sugarek? Her Daughter Samantha, the Next Generation of Women Farmers
March 31, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
Seeing what Samantha, a preemie born at 29 weeks, has already overcome gives her mom Gina hope for future women farmers.
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Rachel Gray: Tell us about a good thing from 2021 that you plan to take with you?
January 28, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
After surviving a severe drought, Minnesota farmer Rachel Gray says to always talk to other people and watch for new ways to do things.
Tag: Family
Addie Yoder: What good thing from 2021 will you take with you?
January 24, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
Addie’s new food solution saves her from the worst question of the day: “What’s for dinner?”
Tag: Family
Working with Dad: The Early Bird Gets the Best Tractor
January 19, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
Most family members call dibs on the last brownie. Krista and her dad squabble over one thing – her favorite tractor. Who knew that generations of women have been driving tractors and semi-trucks on farms for more than half a century?
Tag: Family
Dad vs. Brown Swiss: Who is Mary’s Superhero?
January 10, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
There is a country road that separates Mary’s grain farm from her parent’s dairy farm. She bridges them together through her food truck, soft-serve ice cream, cheese and tours.