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we nurture commonground skip to content who we are about us colorado iowa kansas minnesota missouri nebraska texas what we do we nurture we grow food vs pests our stories let s connect who we are about us colorado iowa kansas minnesota missouri nebraska texas what we do we nurture we grow food vs pests our stories let s connect search we nurture family farming most farms in the u s are family farms that means we work alongside our siblings spouses parents cousins and in laws to raise crops and livestock as a family business it s not for the faint of heart yet it s a way of life that has endured for generations because of what our families have contributed in the u s about 89 of farms are small family farms that operate 45 of farmland midsize and large scale family farms grow the majority of the food we eat overall family farms account for 98 of total u s farms and 83 of the country s total food production we re really proud of that sustainable agriculture when farmers and ranchers like us get together we love to talk because of what we learn from each other each acre on a farm is different and likewise each of our animals are different we make decisions based on what we think is best for our land the soil the air we all breathe our waterways and the animals in our particular care talking together often gives us fresh ideas for how to combat issues and create new opportunities it s one of the ways that help us to improve and sustain our farms for the long term there are a lot of different ways to talk about sustainable agriculture did you know that the u s congress actually has a definition for it from a broad perspective sustainable agriculture is defined as an integrated system of plant and animal production practices that will over the long term satisfy human food and fiber needs enhance environmental quality and the natural resource base upon which the agricultural economy depends make the most efficient use of nonrenewable resources and on farm resources and integrate where appropriate natural biological cycles and controls sustain the economic viability of farm operations enhance the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole featured videos waterways water profile water soil featured stories august 15 2025 protecting cattle in excessive heat mother nature can be cruel joan reflects on the extra measures that can prevent the grief and hardship of losing cattle read more may 31 2024 raising cattle it s a risky blessed business rachel gray grew up raising cattle with her dad then she made a bold change to their operation when she took over the farm read more december 22 2023 winner winner it s hay for dinner most people know that cattle eat grass and hay but how do they get the just right amount of feed that they need all year read more november 22 2023 don t clean those floors andrea kientzy a missouri beef cattle and row crop farmer has learned that being flexible is what can make things truly memorable read more august 16 2023 summer coats today katie is a farming entrepreneur in kansas but it all started with one lamb in 4th grade read more who we are about us what we do we nurture we grow food vs pests connect our stories contact us find us here we want to connect with you facebook instagram youtube 2026 commonground all rights reserved brought to you by america s corn farmers and their checkoffs internal links within this website are funded and maintained by commonground all outgoing links are to websites maintained by third parties as such commonground is not responsible for the quality safety completeness accuracy or nature of the content links to third party websites should not be considered an endorsement by commonground of the actual website or the company that owns manages that website who we are about us colorado iowa kansas minnesota missouri nebraska texas what we do we nurture we grow food vs pests our stories let s connect facebook twitter instagram youtube