Guest User

March 6, 2020

#MomLife, Volunteers

How To Start a Farm | Prove It

Guest User

March 6, 2020

#MomLife, Volunteers

To farm today requires guts and money. It takes capital to get land and equipment. Then, farmers pay for inputs like seed and fertilizer upfront, and we accept the market price when the crop is ready to harvest. In fact, that price can be lower than what it costs to grow the crop.

Guest User

February 28, 2020

Volunteers, Ask A Farmer, Cattle

Cow Farms | Creating Happy Heifers

Guest User

February 28, 2020

Volunteers, Ask A Farmer, Cattle

The first two years of a dairy heifer’s life can start her off for a healthy and productive future. That’s what my husband and I do for 11,000 calves. In many ways, we’re like a pre-school.

Jodi Oleen

December 5, 2018

Ask A Farmer, Corn, Volunteers

Where Does Popcorn Come From

Jodi Oleen

December 5, 2018

Ask A Farmer, Corn, Volunteers

Wondering where popcorn comes from? It grows on family farms just like mine! Take a look into why farmers grow popcorn, how it grows and the equipment we use to grow your favorite movie-time snack.

Guest User

November 15, 2018

Cattle, Corn, Farming, Volunteers, Wheat

What Does a Farmer Do

Guest User

November 15, 2018

Cattle, Corn, Farming, Volunteers, Wheat

Krystale is part of a fourth-generation family farm outside Lawrence, Kan., and a full-time operations manager for an insurance company. She and her husband, Lowell, are raising their two kids while growing crops and running a small beef cattle feedlot. Krystale is an expert multi-tasker and fits in hobbies like baking, writing, running and reading.

Guest User

May 9, 2018

Ask A Farmer, Volunteers

We've Come A Long Way

Guest User

May 9, 2018

Ask A Farmer, Volunteers

With every generation, we’ve advanced our knowledge and understanding of the land through farming technology. Today, we have the data to know what’s going on in each of our fields — practically down to the square inch.

Have you ever wondered who is growing your food and if it’s safe?

At CommonGround, we help you find the answers. We are a group of farmer volunteers having conversations about the food we grow and how we produce it.

We share our personal experiences, as well as science and research, to help our fellow consumers sort through the myths and misinformation surrounding food and farming.