Fred Schilplin started as an apprentice at the St. Cloud Times in 1887 and by 1902 was managing editor and owner of the newspaper. In 1930, he bought 276 acres of undeveloped farmland near Pleasant ...

It’s fair to say that 2025 has been a year of meaningful progress for agriculture, on top of some very big challenges. Farm Bureau helped farmers and ranchers across the country navigate the roller ...

Myron Friesen discusses the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which included many items of interest in terms of farm estate planning, as well as important components of a farm estate plan to consider. A ...

Suffering often arrives on quiet feet and dwells behind closed doors. In October 2013, in a surreal span of mere hours, the script flipped on every facet of young Matt Hulsizer’s life. With a crop in ...

For each like, Vita Coco will provide a coconut tree seedling for farmers to plant; For each comment tagging a friend, Vita Coco will provide seedling supplies; and For each video share, Vita Coco ...

When a friend told me of two of the proposed discussion topics for a major agricultural conference–“What is so radical about radical agriculture?” and “Is small the only beautiful?”–I told him that ...

According to AC alum Harris Bakker, farming is an ever-expanding science that bridges all disciplines, cultures, and countries with a place for every young and eager mind. But the industry, especially ...

For Brigitte and Harvey Buchite, it's all about stopping to smell the flowers. That's pretty easy when you live on a 54-acre peony farm. Now after 16 years, this season will be their last. They've ...