A Thousand Words

By Sarah Correll

Dorothea Lange once said, “The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” June 29 is National Camera Day, and we’re celebrating by sharing some of our favorite farm family Instagram accounts!

@plowwife

Jent, a crop and beef cattle farmer from Indiana, shares life on and off the farm.

@INdairy

Sharing images from over the over 1200 Indiana dairy farming families.

@indymilkmaid

A Huntingburg, Indiana dairy farmer shares cows, kittens, and a side of life.

@samebenkamp

A current Purdue student, farm employee  and future farmer, Sam brings a little different perspective.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then these accounts could be stacks of books. Happy browsing!

Warm & Toasty

By Mindy Reef of Indiana Farm Bureau

One a cold day like this one, would you rather a farm kept animals in the kind of barn pictured above or a new modern barn like the animals below?

Our farmers’ livelihood depends on the quality of animals in our care, which is why we put their medical and nutritional needs first. Today’s farm buildings are equipped to provide animals with comfortable, state-of-the-art housing systems that protect against food- and air-borne illnesses- not to mention warm and toasty on days like today.