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  • Noncash benefits should be considered and included when determining a compensation package in a family-farm business. (Data provided by Dick Wittman)

    Succession Strategies Part 2

    Cash Is Not Always King

    A compensation plan that pays heirs to farm should look beyond a salary and factor in other benefits and responsibilities the next generation values.

  • Blueberry Pie Bars (Rachel Johnson)

    Recipes

    Blueberry Pie Bars

    These bars burst with blueberry flavor and can be enjoyed as a breakfast, dessert or simply an afternoon snack.

  • (Progressive Agriculture Foundation)

    Progressive Agriculture Safety Day Program

    Day of Giving: Join Us in Helping to Keep the Next Generation Safe

    Progressive Agriculture Safety Day program educates through hands-on demonstrations on basic, everyday farm and ranch safety and health with the focus around youth.

  • Safety is first when riding an ATV or UTV. Always wear a helmet and personal protective equipment. (Progressive Agriculture Foundation)

    Progressive Agriculture Safety Day Program

    Preventative Practices Are Key for Safe Riding

    Progressive Agriculture Safety Day program educates through hands-on demonstrations on basic, everyday farm and ranch safety and health with the focus around youth.

  • Rainbow Over Field in the Great Plains (Vann Cleveland, The Progressive Farmer Archives, 1997)

    Cornerstones

    Rainfall

    Cornerstones highlights thought-provoking quotes from notable folks.

  • Burrito Bowls with Cilantro Lime Rice (Rachel Johnson)

    Recipes

    Burrito Bowls with Cilantro Lime Rice

    Skip the mess of a burrito by placing all the tasty ingredients into a handmade shell.

  • Denise Schutte, executive director of the Froelich Foundation for the Preservation of Farm Tractor History Inc., stands next to a half-scale replica of the first gasoline-powered tractor to go forward and backward and holds a photo of the original machine built in 1892. Froelich, Iowa, is home to the Froelich Tractor and 1890s Village Museum. (Matthew Wilde)

    Learn the Real Story About How the Tractor Changed the World

    Tractor Town USA

    Froelich, Iowa, is home to the first gas-powered tractor and its inventor, John Froelich.