I recently loaded my truck with cameras and headed to what I had determined would be my final job as a wedding photographer.

COLORADO: Weld County. A 144-acre parcel of property zoned for farmland sold for a total of $4.26 million. This included water and minerals estimated to be worth a minimum of $1.6 million. Average per-acre price of the land was $29,583.

Johnny and Sharon Rogers like the idea of selling their finished animals locally. But, going to three farmers' markets 52 weeks a year was "a grind," Johnny admits.

Johnny and Sharon Rogers like the idea of selling their finished animals locally. But, going to three farmers' markets 52 weeks a year was "a grind," Johnny admits.

Recipe by Rachel Johnson, www.stupidgoodrachel.com Be sure to preheat your sheet pan. This guarantees veggies are tender on the inside and crispy on the outside.

Skinny Chicken and Dumplings

Sometimes I think if I had the same body and the same natural ability and someone else's brain, who knows how good a player I might have been. Mickey Mantle

There are two ways to get a really good herd of cows. If your pockets are deep enough, you buy a lot of great females all at one time. Your job at that point is to avoid messing them up. The other way is to continually reinvest profits into expansion and improvement...

The Beef Quality Assurance program today is a nationally recognized tool U.S. cattlemen rely on not only for food safety and prudent antibiotic-use guidelines but, increasingly, as a measure of their dedication to animal welfare.

As awful as it was, the Great Depression did teach people to be creative. They found ways to use things they once might have discarded.

The Vahle operation, outside Jerseyville, Illinois, is undergoing a generational change, and Gary Vahle has used this time to add a key piece of infrastructure to the corn and soybean farm.

Leroy Erickson got his new farm shop just in time for his 70th birthday. For decades, the Ramona, South Dakota, farmer used an old barn with no heat and a dirt floor to store tools and repair machinery. He always wanted a new shop but could never pull the trigger on it.