A Shot of AG
The Sacrifices Behind a Family Farm
Clip: Season 6 Episode 24 | 2m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
The Central Sisters reflect on the sacrifices that kept their family farm going.
Missy Scott and Maddie Larson reflect on what they learned by watching their father and grandfather work to keep the family farm going. They remember long hours, full-time jobs away from the farm and nights spent working after everyone else had gone to bed, all while making family a priority and passing that commitment to the next generation.
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A Shot of AG
The Sacrifices Behind a Family Farm
Clip: Season 6 Episode 24 | 2m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
Missy Scott and Maddie Larson reflect on what they learned by watching their father and grandfather work to keep the family farm going. They remember long hours, full-time jobs away from the farm and nights spent working after everyone else had gone to bed, all while making family a priority and passing that commitment to the next generation.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipWith the farm, family, it's hard to explain to people outside of agriculture.
Maybe it's this way in every business, I don't know.
I know what I know.
But when you have family and you have agriculture, a lot of times, people struggle with it.
You can argue with family a lot better than maybe perfect strangers.
But watching your social media, you can tell it's not just fun.
I'm sure you have your days, but the respect that you have for the generation before you is really impressive.
Was it just growing up watching your dad, your grandma and your grandpa and all those?
Was it just watching them and understanding them is why you have that level of respect?
- I'd say getting older, knowing Grandma and Grandpa's story.
Grandpa worked incredibly hard from a very young age and started from ground zero.
And it's so impressive to see how he's built this incredible legacy.
I mean, when he first started farming, he was farming a little bit and then working full time at a limestone quarry.
And then would come home during his lunch break to milk cows and just worked his tail off to create this life that he shared with his kids that my dad then turned around and worked his whole life to share it with us.
And Maggie can say the same.
- Yeah, I remember so clearly when it was like my first fall helping out full time.
And I had seen one of my cousins drive by on the road at like 4:30 or something.
And I was like, "What is he doing?
"Why is he not in the field?"
And my dad was like, "He's on the way to the volleyball game."
And I was like, "Holy cow."
Dad and Grandpa did that four nights a week for years and years and years not missing a thing just to go back out in the field till midnight to play catch up.
And I remember that so clearly and being like the sacrifices they made that they never asked for any recognition on and just like getting a little glimpse of that when I got older and more involved.
Yeah, they just, very hard workers.
And yeah, it's easy to respect what they do and how they do it, definitely.
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Clip: S6 Ep24 | 54s | Missy and Maddie share the faith and family values passed down through generations. (54s)
Why They’re Called the Central Sisters
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Clip: S6 Ep24 | 1m 4s | Missy Scott and Maddie Larson explain the story behind the Central Sisters name. (1m 4s)
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