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Millie Spangler, a 3-month-old border collie

Welcome to the family, Millie Welcome to the family, Millie

A puppy really stirs things up, but new life on the farm has been good for us all.

Jan 6, 2022

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2 Min Read

Will solar destroy the land or conserve the land?Will solar destroy the land or conserve the land?

Dec 9, 2021

3 Min Read

Living your best cousin life Living your best cousin life

Dec 2, 2021

2 Min Read

cow in pasture at sunset

Just get the cows in Just get the cows in

Nov 18, 2021

3 Min Read

Jenna and John Spangler at a University of Illinois football game

What’s worth the time?What’s worth the time?

Nov 4, 2021

2 Min Read

Mapping out a rural strategy Mapping out a rural strategy

Oct 14, 2021

4 Min Read

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Finish well, Class of 2021

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Meet Prairie Farmer’s newest field editor

Meet Prairie Farmer’s newest field editor

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cornfield at sunset

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Jim Lock and Jenna Spangler in yellow Mustang convertible

Surprise parades and the stuff that gets us through

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Nathan Spangler with graham cracker combine

A boy, some grahams and a vision

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Anticipation: Where the barn cat gets it right

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The most dangerous thing in agriculture

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One mama’s bigger (boot) picture

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bride and groom in John Deere tractor with Just Married sign on back

What the world needs now is love (and commitment)

What the world needs now is love (and commitment)

bubble wrap up close

Bubble wrap for Christmas

Bubble wrap for Christmas

black windows on green barn

The combine in the living room

The combine in the living room

tractor and disk buries what's left of damaged corn crop after derecho in Iowa

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selfie of group of high school girls

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quarantined kids on the farm collage

Behind the story: Quarantined farm kids

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