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Ag in my Land: Farming across 46,000 acres of mountainous land in Idaho

With thousands following their journey online, the Elzinga family pride themselves on the regenerative way they farm in the mountains of Idaho. Emily Ashworth finds out more

Emily Ashworth
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Ag in my Land: Farming across 46,000 acres of mountainous land in Idaho

If you read the bio of Alderspring Ranch's social media page, you get a pretty good sense of what farm life is like for the Elzinga family. It reads: "Seven gritty daughters and two ecologists having...

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