Farmers First: Welcome
Farmers First
March 5, 2025

Farmers First: Welcome

Hello, farm family! Welcome to “Farmers First,” a new column devoted to your farm’s most important asset: You! Let me introduce myself. I am a fifth-generation farm kid from Rhode Island who provides remote and in-person consulting to farmers who want more satisfying, efficient and peaceful farm lives. I

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