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By Lauren Schwab Eyre When I stand in the barn and everything seems to be going wrong, I pull out my phone and in one click I can open Instagram to see a girl on the beach in her hot bikini basking in the sun with thousands of likes. My mind immediately goes to thinking […]
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By Lauren Schwab Every press of a key on his piano can take your mind to the Illinois corn field Eric Burgett first planted his Music City dreams in. If you are a farm kid like Eric, you may share his love for working with family, bonfires and cold beer on Saturday night then singing […]
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By Lauren Schwab Richard Lynch stands out in the crowd as a proud member of the last of a dying breed, the pure country music artist. His rock solid country roots span three decades. It comes up with the sun each morning, it settles in the music he writes and the songs he sings. The […]
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We can be the change we wish to see in the world and in our own lives. It starts with stopping to think about what we truly want from God. It says in Habakkuk 2:2 to write the vision and make it plain on paper. Nothing is impossible with God. From small things to big […]
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By Lauren Schwab 2016 Miss America, Betty Cantrell, spoke at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) Young Farmer & Ranchers (YF&R) conference on February 15 in Kansas City, Missouri. Cantrell has teamed up with AFBF to promote healthy lifestyles for kids through her platform, “Healthy Children, Strong America.” Her platform will not only focus on encouraging […]
Read MoreTake a virtual field trip to my farm by watching this video. I take you inside the barn where mother pigs give birth to their piglets. I explain how I give them the individual care and attention they need and deserve to grow healthy and go on to provide a healthy protein source for people […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab “Farmland Confession” a poem by Lauren Schwab My boots touch the gravel Each rock has its place My hands grip the wheel Steer to the farm gate My arms lift the feed bucket Grains flow into their open mouths My ears listen to the melody of oinks Calling from their snouts […]
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