
Shana Beattie, her husband, Bart, and his parents operate The Beattie Farm in Sumner, Nebraska, where they raise corn, soybeans, alfalfa, certified grass seed, beef and pork. The Beattie Farm raises roughly 8 million pounds of pork annually, which can feed at least 40,000 Americans for a year!

On his farm in Elk Grove, Calif., Ken Oneto grows artichokes, cherries, dry beans, tomatoes and grapes.

A fourth-generation farmer, Dino Giacomazzi operates Giacomazzi Dairy in Hanford, Calif. Dino manages 950 milking cows and 900 acres of cropland.

Scott Long owns and operates The Long Ranch, Inc., in Manteca, Calif., where he raises pork. A multi-generational family farm, The Long Ranch, Inc., has been a family-run business for more than three decades.

Fourth-generation farmer Jill Benson is an egg producer in San Joaquin Valley, Calif.

Farmer and rancher Jeff Fowle, his wife, Erin, and son, Kyle, raise registered Angus cattle, Percheron draft horses, warmblood horses, alfalfa and alfalfa-grass hay in Etna, Calif. They also start and train horses for riding, jumping, and driving.
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- While we know the topic of biotechnology always stirs a number of emotions with our followers, we wanted to share this Time Magazine article on GMOs. Valid points on both ends of the spectrum and worth the read. What do you think?
http://science.time.com/2013/05/14/modifying-the-endless-genetically-modified-crop-debate/
- Last winter was apparently a difficult one for bees. Here’s yet another report on the topic:
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/07/18110117-last-winter-was-a-real-killer-for-the-honeybees-and-heres-why?lite&lite=obnetwork
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