Did you know most businesses fail because they were started the wrong ways? Wrong ways meaning the wrong intentions of a business owner. The main reasons we all love small local businesses is because we know the business owners personally. It’s the personal connections we have with those business owners that can decide whether we use their …
Agricultural Education
My daughter has been exposed to death on our farmstead. She has lots of questions about death that I’m more than willing to answer. Here’s how I handled it.
Have you found all of your lost receipts from the previous year? Receipts are an essential part of filing proper taxes. And at the end of the year, it’s much easier to open a file and see all your receipts right there looking back at you. Start now to be prepared for tax season. Because …
You need a mentor to help you succeed. Establishing a mentor or two will make or break your goals. Let me explain. I Almost Failed Raising Goats As I dove into farmsteading, I started a new business venture I knew nothing about. I had so many high end goals and ideas. Here’s what I did …
Recounting your own ag story is as fun as it is important. But how do you make your story reachable to those who need to hear it? My favorite way to tell my ag story is to use a photo. I learned more about this from nationally known photographer Rick McNary. Purchase Rick’s amazing book HERE. …
It’s so hard to believe on November 5, I will be celebrating my first “bloggiversary”. In other words, the first anniversary of my first blog post. As I look back to last year, I think about everything I have learned this year about blogging, my audience, and myself. I’ve learned so many tips and tricks …
While you are all cutting up your devious credit cards, I have received my first one in the mail just the other day. I have never used a credit card in my life and now I have one in my name. You may be wondering why? Financial experts such as Dave Ramsey are telling everyone …
Today is National Ag Day! A day to thank a farmer for all he or she does to feed the world. Today, I sit back and ponder, “Why do I farm?” “Why do I bother?” The reason I farm and the biggest reason I love what I do is because I have loads of daily …
When you were a child, you may have played with your papa’s farm toys. Most farmers have at one time or another practiced “carpet farming” with their toys when they were younger. It’s a comfortable feeling for farm parents to see their children practice farming with their little tractors, combines and plastic cows. Practice makes …
Kids start learning at an early age. Actually, psychologists say that whatever you are exposed to in the first five years of your life will be what transforms your personality for the rest of your life. It’s a crazy phenomenon, but I believe it to be true. Animals can play a huge part in a …