Rural Lifestyle

Make the most out of your small farm or acreage with these tips and resources. This section contains information on raising animals, gardening tips, machinery maintenance, improving pastures, and maintaining ponds.
A finished chicken coop
How to build a chicken coop
Middle aged Brazilian womans hands harvesting vegetable in her vegetable garden,Belo Horizonte,State of Minas Gerais,Brazil
9 homemade garden hacks
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Revitalizing rural Nebraska
A small farm with vegetables growing in a garden surrounded by a picket fence.
10 spring gardening tips
Hometown Heroes illustration
Farmers on Main Street
ATV in Broken Bow, OK
5 ATV and UTV tips you have to try
LCL plan your dream garden
Plan your dream garden
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A plowing tradition: A Q&A with Hailey Gruber, a tractor plowing competitor
Man and woman stand in an orchard, holding a bottle of cider.
Island agriculture
The Brown family
Family brings music to rural Iowa town by restoring historic building
Watermelon slice
A watermelon slice of heaven
Four men outside Rancho Mission Viejo building
California family creates an ag-centered community in response to urbanization
one-room Paris School
The Kvale family's journey that shaped a century-long ranching legacy
Illustration of a couple overlooking a field, with a silhouette of a man in a baseball hat in the clouds beyond.
What can be done to protect your farm if your heir passes away first?
Myron Garrels and his braiding machine.
A chislic staycation
An arial view of an elaborate maze. Images of dinosaurs and the words "Enter the land of the lost" are part of the design.
Family pumpkin patch features fun and agriculture
Three people sit in a field with a black dog
Furever faithful farm dogs
Heather Lifsey and Spencer the Sweet Potato
A sweet partnership
Bella sniffs the dirt ground.
Paying it forward
A small boy stands in front of a green dinosaur.
T-Rex crossing, beware
Two men kneel with two young boys to check the pasture
To the world you are a dad, to your family you are the world
Frank Wright statue
A investment in beauty
Marching band students wear red band uniforms
Following the call of music in Mason City
Tree branches and sticks on fire
Playing with fire
Will Prater and Miracle the cow
A farewell to boys and cows
Jerry Nelson's new disc in his garden
Working hard to avoid labor
the mcgowan house
Springtime cleaning: Yard edition
Melted snow water
Spring has arrived!
A fox looks right at the camera, sitting in a shaft of sunlight
A mystery: The tale of the missing cottontail rabbit
A closet of menswear
A clothing conundrum
A snowy sunrise on Jerry Nelson's farm
After Olive, the prairie blizzard
Will Prater and Otis driving
Need to talk to your teenager? Take a drive.
A colorful M&M heart
Hugs, kisses, and bowling
Karl Hoppe, a NDSU Extension agent
Fun in fargo
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Fighting bull: Q&A with Ryan Knutson, a professional bull rider
A pot of baked beans
Full of Beans
horse in snow
Keep horses healthy this winter
A farmer holding money in his hands.
A taxing time
Black dog and yellow cat
Looking back, a year in review
frosted bread
Christmas goodies
Snow on a green tree
Say It Isn't Snow
brown reclining chair
Furniture Frustration
Deer in grass
5 venison recipes to try
Successful Farming hunting covers
Hunting featured on classic Successful Farming covers
hunter with deer
Hunters can help feed the hungry
lutefisk noodles
The lutefisk cure
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Feeding free-range chickens in cool weather
Cheesy Tater Tot breakfast casserole
Cheesy Tater Tot breakfast casserole
Bread pudding with chocolate and brandied cherries
Bread pudding with chocolate and brandied cherries
Red velvet cupcakes
Red velvet cupcakes
Green chile chicken tortilla casserole
Green chile chicken tortilla casserole
Cheeseburger and fries casserole
Cheeseburger and fries casserole
Chicken cordon bleu wild rice casserole
Chicken cordon bleu wild rice casserole
Chocolate fondue
Chocolate fondue
Dutch mocha chocolate cake
Dutch mocha chocolate cake
A man stands with colorful lanterns
The Lantern Man
Choco-honey crunch pecan pie
Save room for pie: Our favorite recipes
Fireplace with stockings and Christmas tree with gifts
Gift ideas for farmers, from farmers
Lemony artichoke dip
Lemony artichoke dip
Garlicky spinach and feta dip
Garlicky spinach and feta dip
Jalapeño crab and corn dip
Jalapeño crab and corn dip
Chipotle chorizo and bean dip
Chipotle chorizo and bean dip
Bacon-cheddar potato dip
Bacon-cheddar potato dip