Grower & Producer Stories

Be a part of the Rural Media Group Team at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CattleCon 2025 in San Antonio, Texas from Feb. 4-6, 2025.
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation introduces us to Sam Cogdill, one of its three esteemed Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award winners for 2024.
Ninth-generation farmer Riley Pierce is a member of the Southwest Pulaski FFA Chapter and the 2024 Kentucky FFA State Star Farmer for his commitment to farming and unyielding work ethic at such an early age.
The Arkansas Farm Bureau introduces us to the Brents Family, who have raised cattle, poultry, and hay on their operation in Jerusalem, Arkansas, for 14 years.
Meet Annalyse Auxter, a second-generation elementary school teacher and Michigan Farm Bureau’s 2024 Educator of the Year!
The Mississippi Farm Bureau honors farmer and longtime state legislator Rep. Bill Pigott with the 2024 Distinguished Service Award.
Meet Tim and Michelle Daniels, the 2024 AFBF West Central Farm Family of the Year. They have raised cattle and grown hay in Clark County, Arkansas, for two decades.
Meet Judi Whittaker, a fourth-generation farmer and dedicated advocate for agriculture, and the New York Farm Bureau’s 2024 Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award Winner.
Congratulations on this well-deserved award!
The Louisiana Farm Bureau has made 2024 a year for change and advocacy. The state’s Young Farmers & Ranchers Club recently met with congressional delegates on the issues affecting their employees and operations.
Anna Rhinewalt, a sweet potato and soybean farmer from Sandy Ridge Farm in Senatobia, Mississippi, is being recognized for her positive contributions to her local and state agricultural communities.
The Farm Monitor introduces us to Trip Stillwell, and he shares how farming helped him rebuild his life.
The Farm Monitor takes us along to see how the patience and perseverance of Georgia’s citrus farmers is bearing fruit in a big way.
The Schurs are active in state YF&R events and county Farm Bureau activities, as well as their church, where Layton served as head elder and is now head trustee.
The Kienholz Family of Red Rock was recognized as Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s District 7 Farm and Ranch Family of the Year at the organization’s 83rd annual meeting on Saturday, Nov. 9, in Oklahoma City.
The Texas Farm Bureau introduces us to Colby and Ashley McClendon, one of the organization’s outstanding young farmer and rancher contest finalists expanding their family’s sixth-generation legacy operation through a commitment to regenerative agriculture and education.
Meet the Bobo Family, Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Farm & Ranch Family of the Year for 2024!
Meet the Coblentz Family, Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s District 6 Farm and Ranch Family of the Year for 2024.
RanchHER Jessie Jarvis is a third-generation Idaho cattle rancher and an esteemed figure in the ag industry and Western world. She seamlessly balances her roles as a business owner, influencer, podcast host, public speaker, rancher, wife and mother.