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At Billy Bob’s with my best friend Brittany Kelly! By Lauren Schwab We are always racing the clock on the farm. There never seems to be enough time on the farm. We always struggle to get ahead and often quit for the day simply because out bodies are ready to give out. However, hustling to […]
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Momma sow waits as I pet Skunky sitting in the cart with the piglets before they get their essential iron medication to grow as healthy piglets. #realpigfarming
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab I captured this view from the plane window on my way home from Iowa this past week. I was in awe to have a view above the clouds. As a young girl I always imagined Heaven this way. An endless pillow of clouds and rays of light. Perhaps the feeling of being […]
Read MoreDo you ever look at animals and wish you could swap to do lists for the day? By Lauren Schwab I enjoy watching the animals, they are so free and full of life with not care or worry in the world. They live each day with no one to answer to, sense of regret, […]
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Cute little runt piglet sleeping on top of a bigger piglet. I later moved him to another momma with other runt piglets so it could get more milk By Lauren Schwab I remember growing up the farm felt like an island. A top a hill on a one-way country road, it’s own form of pig […]
Read MoreMore blogging from the ICAL team! ICAL 2014: Days 8-10 in Japan Editor’s Note: The International Collegiate Agricultural Leadership (I-CAL) program travels overseas to learn about global agriculture and international marketing. The group of 12 Collegiate FFA members departed the U.S. on May 20 for a 10-day tour of Japan where they engaged U.S. Embassy officials and government leaders; […]
Read MoreHere are the blogs written by my new friends about our experience of Japanese culture! I-CAL 2014: Days 4-7 in Japan Editor’s Note: The International Collegiate Agricultural Leadership (I-CAL) program travels overseas to learn about global agriculture and international marketing. The group of 12 Collegiate FFA members departed the U.S. on May 20 for a 10-day tour of Japan […]
Read MoreICAL 2014: Days 1-3 in Japan Editor’s Note: The International Collegiate Agricultural Leadership (I-CAL) program travels overseas to learn about global agriculture and international marketing. The group of 12 Collegiate FFA members departed the U.S. on May 20 for a 10-day tour of Japan where they engaged U.S. Embassy officials and government leaders; toured feed mills, animal markets, small farms […]
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Farm Girl With Curls 