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  • Blogger Katie Pratt shares how this year a litter of barn kittens has differed from past cats on the farm. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Katie Pratt)

    Blogger Katie Pratt says kittens and barn cats can scratch their way into our hearts.

  • Blogger Jennifer Campbell says her son Cole Campbell is now a partner at Campbell Farming LLC. He's the seventh generation to farm. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Jennifer Campbell)

    In a transitional time, blogger Jennifer Campbell has made her youngest son a full-time partner of her farm.

  • Meredith Bernard flashes her story-telling hand. (Photo courtesy of Meredith Bernard)

    Meredith Bernard flashes her story-telling hand. (Photo courtesy of Meredith Bernard)

  • Blogger Katie Pratt shares why the memories of a county fair and people she met there are cornerstones of the life she lives today. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Katie Pratt)

    Blogger Katie Pratt says a visit to the fair is a great family outing where memories can be made and cherished year after year.

  • Blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet shares how retiring a show steer saddened her children more than she expected. (Photo by Dylan Voyles)

    Retiring show steer created unforeseen emotions for blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet's children.

  • Blogger Jennifer Campbell vividly remembers the first auction she every attended. She explains why she continues to be drawn to farm auctions and their display of an endless array of possibilities. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Jennifer Campbell)

    Auctions are a unique rite of passage. Blogger Jennifer Campbell shares her reflections on this time-honored tradition.

  • May never seems to come fast enough and, once it's here, never seems to last long enough. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Meredith Bernard)

    May is the month when all things seem possible. Blogger Meredith Bernard shares the joy and hope this special month brings.

  • Tulips near grain bins (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Katie Pratt)

    The very basic, everyday moments of life are the building blocks that make up our legacies. Blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet is determined to have a legacy of kindness, friendship and positivity.

  • Spring is all about new beginnings, and blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet shares how her friend's legacy of doing for others has taken root in her. (LianeM, Getty Images)

    The very basic, everyday moments of life are the building blocks that make up our legacies. Blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet is determined to have a legacy of kindness, friendship and positivity.

  • Harriett, the blue heeler, accompanies blogger Jent Campbell everywhere she goes on the farm. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Jennifer Campbell)

    Blogger Jent Campbell says unconditional companionship creates a special bond between a "go dog" and its human.

  • Blogger Meredith Bernard continues her journey to be stronger and healthier physically, mentally and spiritually. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Austin Bernard)

    Blogger Meredith Bernard resolves to continue a journey not to be a new "me," but to be the best "me" in body, mind and spirit.

  • Blogger Katie Pratt says her children's popcorn business helped create memories and lessons for their family. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Katie Pratt)

    Blogger Katie Pratt says we know "to everything there is a season." The hard part of that message is moving on when situations change.

  • Blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet shares a realization she had after seeing a livestock show through the eyes of others. (Photo by Dylan Voyles)

    Blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet says showing cattle at a livestock show is a lot of work, but it comes with its own rewards.

  • Blogger Jennifer Campbell had longed to be in the seat of a combine, to know what it felt like to run the machine. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Jennifer Campbell)

    Blogger Jennifer Campbell says the grass may look greener on the other side of the fence, but it's probably just the perspective of the view.

  • Blogger Meredith Bernard asks what if we all made a pledge to the sole purpose of bettering the world around us. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Meredith Bernard)

    Blogger Meredith Bernard asks what if we all took to heart the 4-H pledge?

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