Farmers are making the most of their ag equipment and some have reduced the types of equipment they own. Those are the trends Jan Altendorf is seeing in her North Dakota business, Altendorf Harvesting.

Since her father, Elmer, started the family business in 1949, the Altendorfs offered farmers the option to provide at least some of their own support equipment to make their harvesting services affordable.

Jeremia Markway, owner of Cross JM Cattle Company, has been leading his Eugene, Missouri, operation for the past five years by incorporating practical steps into his decision-making and keeping his core values close at hand.