My Generation

My Generation

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Farmland with a dusting of snow

On the farm: Debt is up and income is not On the farm: Debt is up and income is not

My Generation: Farm debt has been increasing since 1991, and farm incomes are projected to be 25% lower this year than last. Here’s what to do with tough numbers on the farm.

byHolly Spangler

Mar 25, 2024

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4 Min Read

Pork chops on a grill

Is there really mRNA in your pork chop?Is there really mRNA in your pork chop?

byHolly Spangler

Feb 6, 2024

5 Min Read

Rows of soil and green corn seedlings

What happens when a young farmer pencils out farmland in 2024 What happens when a young farmer pencils out farmland in 2024

byHolly Spangler

Dec 14, 2023

4 Min Read

1993 photo of Don St Ledger presenting a trophy to Holly Spangler as she holds a beef cow close to her

Long live the rural veterinarian Long live the rural veterinarian

byHolly Spangler

Nov 22, 2023

4 Min Read

profile view of a young woman carrying a baby as they look behind towards the headlights of a combine

Dear farm wife: I see you Dear farm wife: I see you

byHolly Spangler

Oct 19, 2023

4 Min Read

A small plane flying across a blue sky pulling a banner that reads: No Dangerous Co2 Pipelines!

What’s at stake in carbon pipeline argument What’s at stake in carbon pipeline argument

byHolly Spangler

Sep 20, 2023

5 Min Read

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Mark Smith, Nathan Spangler and Bill Maloney

The legend in your community

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byHolly Spangler

Three young men pose together in front of a trailer

The $100 road trip of a lifetime

The $100 road trip of a lifetime

byHolly Spangler

3 generations walking away from the camera -- grandfather, father and son

The next generation comes into focus

The next generation comes into focus

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wreckage caused by the May 1, 2023, dust storm on I-55

When the wind blows

When the wind blows

byHolly Spangler

insulated shed at Spangler Farms with tree full of red leaves in front of it

11 things we’re glad we did in our farm shed

11 things we’re glad we did in our farm shed

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Jenna Spangler, Holly Spangler and Heather Roberts eating ice cream on the set of "CI Living"

Let’s talk — not ‘educate’

Let’s talk — not ‘educate’

byHolly Spangler

FFA members in their FFA official dress walking down gravel path at sunset

500 words or less

500 words or less

byHolly Spangler

map of Illinois and the Mount Simon Sandstone geological formation

More than a pipeline

More than a pipeline

byHolly Spangler

snow covered fields and farm in the distance

My view this winter

My view this winter

illustration of e-learning conference video call on computer concept

The long shadow of remote learning

The long shadow of remote learning

Model tractor collection

Toy tractors in need of a solution

Toy tractors in need of a solution

combine harvesting with sunset in background

Facing farm life in our 40s

Facing farm life in our 40s

Nathan Spangler (right), Aaron Taflinger (left) and JD Runyan (center) with their RV

On the road again (but not yet)

On the road again (but not yet)

Doug Parrett judging a junior Angus cattle show

How to win at life

How to win at life

Betty Haynes posing with camera in hand against cornfield backdrop

Meet Betty Haynes, Prairie Farmer’s newest byline

Meet Betty Haynes, Prairie Farmer’s newest byline

Holly spangler with son Nathan at the 2022 Farm Progress Show

Two cookies equal one at FPS

Two cookies equal one at FPS

rural road through cornfields

Students: Life is like an intersection

Students: Life is like an intersection

Nathan Spangler and Leah Sargeant in Washington, DC

3 cheers for a normal summer

3 cheers for a normal summer

rural sunset with train driving through the countryside

Living and farming with purpose

Living and farming with purpose

protestors at the Capitol building in Madison, Wis.

From the barn to a protest

From the barn to a protest

byHolly Spangler

weathered grain bins with Agriculture...America's Heartbeat painted on the side

Heroes, villains and the folks in between

Heroes, villains and the folks in between

Jim Bloomberg kneeling and talking to a young Nolan Lee at a cattle show

A pat on the back

A pat on the back

local political mail flyers

Don’t be divided and conquered

Don’t be divided and conquered

Nathan, Jenna and Caroline Spangler

New seasons for the farm family

New seasons for the farm family

Corn, beef cow, soybean and pork commodities

Teamwork makes the (Illinois ag) dream work

Teamwork makes the (Illinois ag) dream work

Young adults church choir, unfocused

Just keep going and other lessons from a musician

Just keep going and other lessons from a musician

Nathan Spangler sticking his arm into a cow's behind

Getting it done in the barn

Getting it done in the barn

farm business management paperwork

Here’s to you, FFA record book heroes

Here’s to you, FFA record book heroes

Rural sunrise with fenceline

Inflation: The making of another ’80s farm crisis?

Inflation: The making of another ’80s farm crisis?

Millie Spangler, a 3-month-old border collie

Welcome to the family, Millie

Welcome to the family, Millie