Government agencies love to categorize farmers, and they are categorized every which way.

 Family dynamics are hard to begin with. Then throw in a family business. And this family business is a farm.

It’s a Sunday family dinner at the Ramsey household – all the siblings and grandchildren are there, and fortunately for the crew, “a day of rest.”

A month ago, my dad told me to get the cows off the cornstalks because he was going to start spring work. The cows are still on the cornstalks.

With the cold and dark days of December well advanced and Christmas looming around the corner, I start to think about the coming year.

They don’t need praise, but thanks are never not appreciated in a career that can feel underappreciated.