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Lisa Foust Prater

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As seen in: 15 Minutes With a Farmer, People Inc., NewsBreak, Living the Country Life, Successful Farming, The Wealth Advisor, Tractor Report
Wife, mom of 3 Eagle Scouts, agricultural journalist, cow-chaser, and serial volunteer. Family & farmstead editor for Successful Farming magazine.
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Why This Illinois Farmer Values Grandpa’s Advice as Much as Precision Data

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By Lisa Foust Prater Verified
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Kaden Sweeney is a seventh-generation farmer, growing corn and soybeans with his father, uncles, brother, and cousin at Sweeney Farms near Ashmore, in eastern Illinois. Off the farm, he works as a licensed commodity broker with AgMarket.Net; on the farm, he puts his technological know-how to work helping his family make the most of their equipment. "We're doing a lot with the John Deere Operations Center," he said.
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Congress Revisits Horse Slaughter Debate With Proposed Transport Ban

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By Lisa Foust Prater Verified
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An amendment to a five-year transportation reauthorization bill would prohibit transporting horses and other equines with the purpose of slaughter for human consumption. It would also ban equine transport in multi-level trailers. The , named for sponsors Jeff Van Drew, R-NJ, and Dina Titus, D-Nev., was added to the Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-Term Development for America’s 250th Act ( ).
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Nebraska Agronomist Turns Farm Labor Struggles Into New Hiring Platform

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By Lisa Foust Prater Verified
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Ashley Babl is an agronomist who also farms and raises cattle with her parents and grandfather near Albion, Nebraska. When she couldn’t find a solution to her family’s struggle finding farm labor, she decided to create one. “Sometimes, we need extra help on the farm, and the people that we normally would call are getting older, they’re retiring, or they have moved away,” she said.
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