This is a piece you'll want to share with your non-farming friends, your customers, and maybe just keep on your refrigerator to remind you of how important you are.
One of the things that can keep us from putting a realistic price on our products and services is fear. Here Shannon calculates the true cost of the two years of work it took to make the egg salad she will sell at her cafe, and the impact on the relationship with her community.
Usually ranchers worry problems that could be caused by a threatened or endangered species on or near their operations. But in this case, a species being considered for listing helped ranchers ensure their land would always stay in agriculture.
Communication doesn't require sound. Humans and livestock communicate silently all the time. Just think of a teenager rolling his/her eyes at you, or a...