Garrett wraps up his conversation with his mom, Lori. They discuss all things raising kids on the farm:

• Homeschooling
• Working with her kids on the farm
• Passing the farm onto the next generation
• Dreams and future plans on the farm

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An episode on farm safety specifically regarding equipment:

- What to do when you see farm equipment in front of or behind you on the road

- Best colors to wear when you're around farming/harvest equipment

- kids and farming safety

- our best livestock safety tips

- a couple stories to bring it all together.

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Ever catch yourself day dreaming about ways to make more income from the family's farm?

Here are 11 ideas to get you started:

1. Add another breed or species
2. Event venue
3. Custom farming/harvesting/spraying
4. Feed sales/hay sales
5. Custom feeding
6. Mechanical shop
7. Contracting - construction, trucking
8. Manure sales
9. Nature school
10. Agritourism
11. Education - AI

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Ashley sits down with the farm mom queen herself, Lori Hanson, to discuss how she came back to the family farm and what it was like raising little kids on the farm. Join us for part 1!

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We cover many of the ways we communicate. Some over-communicate while others could talk more.

Garrett gives Ashley some tips on how to work with others better as fellow farmers and family members.

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We define off farm income, discuss its various values.

Garrett seems to use off farm income as another name for off-farm spouses, something the two seem to disagree upon. We also cover how much off-farm spouses should get a say in how the farm operates. Ashley concludes that it’s the same as her giving work advice to her husband for his off-farm job.

The two bring up another touchy subject, which is making sure off-farm spouses are supportive of the demands that farm life brings in exchange for its benefits.

Listen to one of the more feisty debates between brother sister farm duo with Ashley and Garrett. (As feisty as it gets when you’re not the most confrontational farm folk).

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Today we’re talking to Alyx Cory, our sister and local youth-in-ag superstar. She runs the non profit 509 Show Circuit and has experience in various areas of youth agriculture and ag ed. We cover how we can support kids with our time, money, experience and patience. Most importantly, we discuss why farmers’ involvement in youth is so important, and not as time consuming as you think.

Invest in kids. They hold the future of your farm and ours.

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We discuss whether or not farmers should change their farming practices to meet consumer demand. This includes pesticide and herbicide use, GMOs, grass vs. grain finished, and more.

There’s a balance to find in appeasing the customer, holding true to what you believe in as a producer, and still making a profit at the end of the day.

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