If you think you (or your kid) should work on a farm for the life experience, we agree. But here are some things we look for in an applicant.

1. Work ethic
2. Desire to have a purpose rather than just a paycheck
3. Willingness/desire to learn
4. Punctuality
5. Communication
6. No whining

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What are some ways you can entertain yourself while driving equipment? Or maybe just when you're on a road trip (use common sense and do what's legal).

1. Podcasts
2. Audiobooks talk about hoopla and Libby
3. Get a good headset and call long lost friend or your mother-in-law
4. Facebook marketplace
5. Manage your budget with every dollar or something similar
6. Netflix
7. YouTube
8. Praying
9. Straightening the other person’s lines in swathing
10. Count how many rows in you are
11. Eating
12. Communicating with other drivers

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1. Same value system
2. Patient/flexible schedule
3. Good at being alone/have hobbies
4. Persistent about quality time
5. An understanding of the fiscal responsibility of having a farm

Bonus

1. They should probably at least want to have kids or pass on a farm, because that’s the whole point of building a farm for most people
2. Skills/knowledge/networking that they can offer to the farm
3. Doesn’t mind the smell of poo
4. Does their own laundry

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Stewardship is a buzzword especially in the ag and farming worlds. Why? Because it’s a term that more or less encapsulates what we do.

The principles of stewardship easily apply to the vocation of farming, however they apply to any vocation.

Biblical roots of stewardship

Everything you have that is good or even neutral is from God. Anything that is not sinful is from God. This means your body, family, personality, skill set, land, animals, job, money - He is the creator of it all and the giver.

So what does that translate to in practice?

We care for our animals and plants.

As Adam did with eve and God in the garden, you work as a team under the authority and guidance of God.

Steward, the people in your life.

Think of the tiny stewards in your life.

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Garrett wraps up his conversation with his mom, Lori. They discuss all things raising kids on the farm:

• Homeschooling
• Working with her kids on the farm
• Passing the farm onto the next generation
• Dreams and future plans on the farm

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An episode on farm safety specifically regarding equipment:

- What to do when you see farm equipment in front of or behind you on the road

- Best colors to wear when you're around farming/harvest equipment

- kids and farming safety

- our best livestock safety tips

- a couple stories to bring it all together.

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Ever catch yourself day dreaming about ways to make more income from the family's farm?

Here are 11 ideas to get you started:

1. Add another breed or species
2. Event venue
3. Custom farming/harvesting/spraying
4. Feed sales/hay sales
5. Custom feeding
6. Mechanical shop
7. Contracting - construction, trucking
8. Manure sales
9. Nature school
10. Agritourism
11. Education - AI

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