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Nick and April's story
As told by Nick "Our story began after I obtained both my B.S. in Animal Science in 2006 and my D.V.M. degree in 2010 from the same...
Abby Coons
Jul 11, 20222 min read
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What Are Cover Crops?
Cover crops are a crop of a plant that farmers use during the off-season to protect their fields. A cover crop will slow runoff from...
Abby Coons
Jun 30, 20222 min read
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More About Barns
Did you know not all barns are created equal? Barns are each made for a specific use. You wouldn't want to use a hay barn as a place for...
Abby Coons
Jun 29, 20223 min read
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Grow Your Own Sunflower
Materials needed: Pictures of sunflowers, Sunflower seed, Soil mix, Water, Small paper or plastic cup, Pencil or marker. Gather your...
Abby Coons
Jun 29, 20221 min read
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Popcorn, Sweet Corn and Field Corn
Corn is one of the many foods that feed the world. We use corn as a grain, a side with our meal, as a feed for our livestock, and even as...
Abby Coons
Jun 28, 20222 min read
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Dairy Shop Day Trip
If you have never visited a local dairy shop in a small town you need to add it to your bucket list. With it being national dairy month I...
Abby Coons
Jun 20, 20222 min read
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Misconceptions in Agriculture: Farming is Outdated
When you think of a farmer do you think of an old man in overalls on a worn-down tractor? Do you think about a farmhand hand milking a...
Abby Coons
Jun 20, 20221 min read
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Where Does The Yellow Corn Grow
Back in 2021 April, Nick and Axel had the wonderful opportunity to be guests on an episode of Cowboy Dan Harrell’s Television program....
Abby Coons
Jun 15, 20222 min read
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Misconceptions in Agriculture: GMOs
GMOs always get the bad wrap. The public claims they can cause diseases, they are full of chemicals and some anti-GMO groups claim GM...
Abby Coons
Jun 13, 20221 min read
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Misconceptions in Agriculture: Food Labeling
Food labeling can cause more harm than good. Have you ever bought something In the produce or meat section that says non-GMO or...
Abby Coons
Jun 13, 20221 min read
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Misconceptions in Agriculture: Big Corporations and Farms
The public has many misconceptions about agriculture. Due to the lack of education about where food comes from, what happens on a farm,...
Abby Coons
Jun 13, 20221 min read
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Roasting Soybeans and Corn for Cattle
As farmers who grow our own grains and feed materials for our cattle, we are always looking for ways to salvage any bad crops we have....
Abby Coons
Jun 9, 20221 min read
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Strip-Till Fertilizing
Acres of Grace Farms has been a no-till practice farm until recently. Nick had been noticing some stand issues with our corn crop, so we...
Abby Coons
Jun 8, 20225 min read
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Upper Cumberland Women in Ag Summit
Acres of Grace Farms hosted the Upper Cumberland Women in Ag Summit this past Friday, June 3rd. Nick and April opened up the Summit by...
Abby Coons
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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National Dairy Month
June is known for many things: sunshine, going out on the lake or to the beach, but something most people don't know is that June is...
Abby Coons
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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