From the Farm

Nikki Weathers, 27, farms mostly irrigated corn for silage. Her family owns 25 head of commercial cows for club calves and a few registered Herefords. They farm about 3,000 acres of irrigated ground and 1,000 of dryland. They also custom plant an additional 2,500 acres of corn. Both Weathers and her husband each grew up on a farm. Join Nikki now on a tour of her farm as seen through her eyes.

The Oregon-based Willamette Valley Vineyards grows, by hand, high quality Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay grapes. Since their founding in 1983, they have served as stewards of the land – a key principle in their winemaking. Join founder, Jim Bernau, on a video tour of the farms that make up the Willamette Valley Vineyards.

Barbara Ruhs, MS, RD, LDN is a Phoenix, AZ-based Registered Dietitian for Bashas’ Family of Stores. She is a passionate public health advocate and is on the cutting edge of exploring, developing and testing effective strategies to inspire Americans to improve health while shopping at their local grocery store. Join her now as she takes you on a video tour that highlights the role of supermarket dietitians in their quest to educate and help shoppers make better, healthier food choices.

Join Militello as he takes you on a tour of his farms, as seen through his eyes.

Wholesome Wave is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve access and affordability of fresh, healthy, locally-grown produce to food deserts and other communities historically lacking in these items, and in the process, help to fight our country's obesity epidemic. Join us on a video tour as we visit participants and farmers who are using both the Wholesome Wave Double Value Coupon Program and their Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program.

John Love, 24 years old, is a commercial salmon fisherman in Whittier, Alaska. Love started out as a deckhand but enjoyed the job so much that he started his own business. He is coming up on his third year of running his own salmon-fishing boat. Join him now as he takes you out for a day of fishing.

Dustin Johnson is a farmer and rancher in Northwest New Mexico. Johnson’s family has been farming for three generations. Johnson is currently serving a two-year term as a spokesperson for the Young Farmers and Ranchers Program. Join him now as he takes you on a tour of his family farm, as seen through his eyes.

Marc and Blair Green live in Southeastern, NC where farming is a part of their daily lives. Marc manages Funston Farms, a privately owned farm that consists of a farrow-to-wean sow operation with 3,000 sows, a finishing operation of 2,000 sows, a herd of beef cattle with 275 Angus cross brood cows, and around 3,000 acres of corn, wheat and soybeans. Join the Greens as they take us on a daily tour of their farm as seen through their eyes.

Matt, 29, and Rachel Heimerl, 27, farm 2,500 acres of corn, soybeans, and wheat alongside Matt's parents Jim and Kathy Heimerl and brothers Brad and Jeff Heimerl. Matt and Rachel both grew up on family farms and share a passion for agriculture.

Zach and Anna Hunnicutt farm corn, popcorn and soybeans in partnership with Zach's dad and brother under the name Hunnicutt Farms. Both Zach and Anna grew up in farming families. The Hunnicutts farm about 2600 acres in Hamilton County Nebraska.