﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="/cms/includes/rss.css"?><!--RSS generated by AgWeb.com at Wed, 22 May 2013 19:34:58 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0"><channel><title>Sow It and Reap</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blogs/</link><description> Doug and Nancy Rupp farm 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans in northwest Ohio, near Stryker. The Rupps are progressive farm family operators&amp;nbsp;who use marketing strategies, technology and teamwork to&amp;nbsp;attain the on-going success of their farming enterprise.&amp;nbsp; 
 While Doug farms full time now, he&amp;nbsp;taught business and free enterprise classes for 30 years at the local high school and community college and also ran a&amp;nbsp;painting contracting&amp;nbsp;business, all the while building his farming operation.&amp;nbsp;At one point in his teaching career, Doug also coached the high school wrestling team. 
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 Nancy was a teacher and guidance counselor for 39 years, and continues to work in the Pettisville, Ohio, school system part-time. In addition, she manages the farm finances. 
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 In this blog, Nancy will chronicle their experiences as one of the Ultimate Farm Quest case study families. 
 &amp;nbsp; </description><copyright /><generator>AgWeb.com</generator><item><title>Welcome To Our Farm</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/Sow_It_and_Reap_270/welcome_to_our_farm/</link><description>We are Doug and Nancy Rupp, family farmers based in northwest Ohio, near the small town of Stryker.  Doug and I are really excited about participating in thel Ultimate Farm Quest program. We are always looking for opportunities to learn new ideas that can help us improve our farming operation and ou [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[We are Doug and Nancy Rupp, family farmers based in northwest Ohio, near the small town of Stryker.  Doug and I are really excited about participating in thel Ultimate Farm Quest program. We are always looking for opportunities to learn new ideas that can help us improve our farming operation and our management practices, and we hope this program can give other farmers some fresh ideas, too.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Nancy Rupp</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>21810</guid></item><item><title>Another Harvest Season Completed</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/Sow_It_and_Reap_270/another_harvest_season_completed/</link><description>This year we saw a good crop despite dry weather.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[This year we saw a good crop despite dry weather.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Nancy Rupp</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>22281</guid></item><item><title>Tackling New Financial Software</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/Sow_It_and_Reap_270/tackling_new_financial_software/</link><description>I just completed two training sessions for Quickbooks.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just completed two training sessions for Quickbooks.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Nancy Rupp</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>22447</guid></item></channel></rss>