Aboat ride changed the course of Brooke Neal Freeman's life.
While on a fishing trip with her then-fiancé, their boat capsized 10 miles offshore. The couple was eventually rescued by the Coast Guard, and surviving the ordeal gave Freeman the confidence to change direction and start a new venture growing flowers.
Freeman's love of flowers began as a child, planting with her parents around her playhouse. Both her grandmothers love flowers and as their health declined, she would visit and bring each of them small bouquets.
Her adult ventures started small. She planted a raised bed in her Goldsboro, North Carolina, backyard with 100 tulip bulbs she bought online. Her dad joked they wouldn't look like those at Disneyland, but she says, "They were the most beautiful flowers."
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KRISTOPHER KLOKKENGA
The Illinois native farmed in Ghana and lived in Denmark before coming home to take over his family's operation.
DON'T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN WHEN USING A SKID STEER
These mini workhorses are fun to operate and make chores go quickly. But injuries can occur if safety isn’t top of mind.
MEET NCBA PRESIDENT MARK EISELE
This Wyoming rancher brings a lifetime of cattle experience.
TOP SHOPS
THREE DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO TURN A SHOP INTO YOUR FARM'S HEADQUARTERS.
GRAZING MANAGEMENT TRANSFORMS GRASSLANDS
Developing the land's natural resources benefits the ranch operator and the wildlife.
KNOW YOUR NOZZLE
Small factors can help optimize herbicide applications.
MOUNTAINS OF MACHINERY
COMMODITY PRICES ARE LOW AND INTEREST RATES ARE HIGH. BUT AN OVERSUPPLY OF USED EQUIPMENT OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES.
DAIRY BARN FLOORING
It starts at the ground level.
SHOP HACKS
Great storage improvisations using PVC pipe.
HOW TO KILL A FARM
Problem: Out-of-state, non-farming heirs want their farming brother to do all the work but share decisions and profit.
