Finally, we cover the annual agBOT Challenge, which searches for ag technologies that test the status quo.
We profile the 2019 Farm Dog of the Year, who is an ace at herding trials and protecting his owner. We feature how this family made it all work. Also in this issue: Despite discrimination and lean years, one Mississippi family built a fertile farm that sent generations to college. We ask readers for entries to help us relay the good stories about the many ways people are making a difference in their world. In connection with this, Progressive Farmer has launched the 'Homegrown Hope' project to highlight these types of actions. We followed its convoys carrying donated hay, fencing and other necessities on the way to Verdigre, Nebraska, to help farmers and ranchers heal wounds inflicted from flooding. In the July issue of Progressive Farmer, we feature this in action with a profile on the Ashes to Ashes group. When tragedy strikes, help and hope arrive.
Rural America has always had a big heart.
