The Vietnam veteran from Erath, Louisiana, and his father were slowly increasing the size of the 100-acre farm that Charles’ grandfather started. Jerome, Charles’ young son quickly fell in love with farm life. The Guidry team was good about keeping costs low, and the prices they received for their crop seemed fair. Their world was…
Many Americans wrongly think that farmers are uneducated and not tech-savvy. When it comes to Barry Evans, a cotton farmer from Kress, Texas, nothing could be further from the truth. Barry is an early adopter of the latest farming technology, such as remote sensing, and he reads any article or study he can get his…
For more than 200 years, sugar production has been a way of life in southern Louisiana. Locals say pure sugarcane pumps through the heart of the region, and tales of great-grandfathers working in dew-glistened cane fields have filled coffee shops for generations. For proof that sugar is interwoven into the very fabric of the state,…
Theresia Gillie is sick of the stereotypes of women on the farm. She doesn’t wear an apron all day, or can her own jams, or spend hours on end jotting down recipes. Theresia runs a 2,600-acre wheat, soybean, and sunflower farm with her husband, Keith, and her son, Bryce. She’s responsible for the farm’s budgeting,…