Stamper, at ‘young’ age of 84, records first music CD
By the time a person reaches the age of 84, they have usually been retired for several years, and normally slowing down at this stage of life. But on a rare occasion, a person can maintain a lot of vitality later in life and continue to make a difference to someone, somewhere.
Scale layout captures the spirit of Zimmerman farm
Replicating memoires is sometimes what farm layouts are about, and that is true for Gary Zimmerman, who recreated his family farm for the 2014 National Farm Toy Show in Dyersville, Iowa.
Former NASCAR champ added valuable skills in FFA classwork
Growing up on his family’s farm south of Nashville, participation in FFA was seemingly a natural for Sterling Marlin, a high school student interested in agriculture and racing.
CRA: USDA must make ‘crucial changes’ to conservation program
Unless the USDA’s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) makes crucial changes, it will fail to yield its intended results, such as incentivizing the integration of new and innovative conservation systems that “protect and enhance the quality of our soil, water and air,” according to the Center for Rural Affairs (CRA).
National FFA exec: Business wants globally minded youth
Marching toward a century of the annual event for Purdue University Ag alumni, Saturday’s Fish Fry at the Indiana State Fairgrounds continued a Boilermaker tradition that began in the 1920s as a chicken-and-noodle dinner.
On Feb. 15, 1955, Tom and Peg Mayhill planned to expand their small publishing business in Knightstown, Ind. by starting a farm-focused newspaper called The Eastern Indiana Farmer.
