agriculture

Each year, Slivka Grain & Ag with the help of L. Petersen Farms custom harvesting crew are faced with the task of harvesting wheat and barley, some of which is against 1,000 foot cliffs, to help deliver food to your table.

In 1890, Mark Jackson’s great-great-great-grandfather bought a plot of land in southern Iowa. Five generations later, Mark is still farming that same land but using some very different techniques. In this moving story that crosses generations, Mark shows us both how radically agriculture has changed since that time, and how some things have stayed exactly the same...

Increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will affect food production in the future. Scientists say farmers and ranchers will have to deal with increasing temperatures that can alter crop cycles, droughts, threats of wildfire, and even the production of hydroelectric power for farming needs...

Starting on Monday March 5th we will be featuring a different Agriculture family every day Monday through Friday this month on our website www.kesnam.com! You will find interesting stories and pictures of how our producers started out, how they got to where they are today, and how they acquired their land...