Brown egg? White egg? What’s the difference? 🤔🥚 Lorryn explains what determines the color of an egg and why it’s all about the chicken, not the quality! 🐔💡 #NationalEggMonth #EggFacts

#NationalEggMonth is a great time to get cracking on a new recipe! Try this hearty, comforting Egg and Ham Breakfast Bake from Karah — a simple, satisfying way to start your day. Packed with protein and perfect for sharing, it’s everything we love about farm-fresh cooking.🥚🍳

From planting a single seed to watching a young corn plant emerge — it’s a fascinating journey! 🌱🌽 Every stage plays a crucial role in setting the crop up for success. By late May, about 70% of the U.S. corn crop is already in the ground each year. #Plant25 National Corn (NCGA)

Melissa’s biggest mentor? Her grandma - a true #FamilyFarming all-star. Together, they carry on a legacy of caring for dairy cows and producing fresh, quality milk every day. Family farming is more than work — it’s love, tradition, and generations of hard work. #WorldMilkDay

Regenerative agriculture. It’s a new term for something farmers like Morgan have been doing all along. She learned it from her grandpa. Raising healthy crops regeneratively is about knowing what the soil and the crop need at the right time and place. findourcommonground.com/stop-that-soil/

DYK one ear of corn can have up to 600 silks? 😩 No more picking them off one by one! CommonGround Nebr. farmer Diane shared a genius hack that removes silks fast — and as a bonus, it perfectly steams your sweet corn. Delicious and easy. 🌽 🙌 #NationalCornOnTheCobDay #CornRecipes

What does it take to grow strong, nutritious and resilient crops?🌾It starts with healthy, fertilized soil. MO CommonGround farmer Kaitlin compares wheat plants to show us how fertilizer restores key nutrients for healthier crops. 💪🌱#WomenFarmers #FertilizerFeedsTheFuture

Want to meet a farmer? We are bringing them to YOU. Yoga with cows, farm trivia nights, farm dinners, food demos at the state fair.🌽🍷🔥✨ Check out our CommonGround summer events. 📅 Ask questions. Make connections. And have some fun while you’re at it! 📍 KS + MN + NE 💬

From our farms to your homes – Happy Fourth of July! This land is more than where we work, it’s where we raise our families, grow our food and celebrate the freedom we all share. ❤️🌽💙 #FourthOfJuly #WomenFarmers

DYK why Midwest farmers grow so much corn? 🌽 The region has an ideal corn climate. ☀️🌧️ The Corn Belt boasts a long, sunny growing season with good rain. When something grows well, farmers wisely plant it. Infrastructure follows — think farm equipment and input suppliers, places

What It Takes 💪: Raising healthy crops requires many tools. One essential for ALL farmers (organic and conventional) who want a harvest is a pesticide. New technology allows us to use the precise amount needed on just the parts in danger. Most of the liquid in our sprayer tanks

Sweet corn season doesn’t last forever but CommonGround Minnesota farmer Lauren Biegler’s family has found a way to stretch the flavor well beyond summer. 🌽☀️ Their annual “Corn Day” tradition is all about gathering together, picking at peak ripeness and preserving every kernel

What if your plastic cup came from a cornfield instead of propane? It might be! Corn plastic has some noteworthy advantages compared to traditional plastics. It requires less energy to produce, emits fewer greenhouse gases and (depending on the product) can even break down in as

Why is U.S. corn found in a LOT of products? Aside from growing well in our midwestern climate, it’s quite versatile. Cornstarch alone is super-absorbent, making it a shoo-in for diapers 👶and preventing crayons 🖍️ from sticking to their molds. When mixed with water and dried,

Not all corn is for the dinner table or gas pump — some of it fuels our food system in a different way. 🌽 Corn silage is made by chopping and fermenting the entire corn plant (stalks, leaves and ears), providing good starch and fiber that keeps dairy and beef cattle healthy.

Ever notice how green beans in the store are all about the same size? 🤔 There are no "bean rulers" out in the field. 📏😂 It's all about timing so every bean hits the perfect size before it hits your plate. Big shoutout to Jennifer for keeping our beans on point! #GreenBeans

Summer heat can take a toll on cattle. Joan Ruskamp shares the steps she takes to keep her herd safe and comfortable—from mobile shades to misters to corn stalk bedding. Read her story on protecting cattle in excessive heat: findourcommonground.com/protecting-our… #ProtectingLivestock

Plants can't just "grow" - they have to fight for it. Sunlight, water, nutrients - pests want them, too. Meet the wine grape farmer AND dietitian who explains why protecting her vines is the only way to help them turn sunshine into a glass of wine worth drinking. 🍷☀️