Tag: family farms
Cultivating farm, family and friends
Judith Sutherland's parents were always happy to welcome visitors onto their farmland, knowing there is great joy in sharing such a place.
Cowboys make winter better
The Cowboy Way, Alabama, has provided Judith Sutherland with an enjoyable escape from snow and ice.
Shutdown? Not on farm of my youth
There was no "shutdown" — not in the U.S. government sense, anyway — on the southern Illinois dairy farm of Alan Guebert's youth.
It was a cellar, school and racetrack
All these years later, Judith Sutherland can still recall all the games her and her sisters played in the old cellar of the farmhouse she grew up in.
Another good man gone too soon
Judith Sutherland says goodbye to a family friend, who worked on her father's farm during her youth.
Retired educator runs cattle farm in brother’s memory
Following a teaching career of more than 40 years, Suzan Smith continued running her family's Hereford farm in her brother's memory.
Mercer County ag families honored for longtime service
Mercer County Farm Bureau honored two member couples for their longtime commitment to agriculture at its annual meeting Oct. 1 in Mercer, Pa.
Farm chores made fun, with the help of boy’s dog, pony...
Judith Sutherland's dad often said he knew he was born in the time and place that suited him perfectly and was always grateful for that divine placement.
Flock management is crucial
Flock management is crucial for the Weisends, who farm 40 acres in Noble County where they run 50 registered Cheviot ewes and 15 commercial club lamb ewes.
Can friends survive milking parlor?
According to Judith Sutherland, you never really knew the strength of a friendship until your friend took a turn in the milking parlor.
