Tessa Parks and her husband, Wyatt, are first-generation farmers raising grass-fed dairy beef and operating a custom hay business in Rice County. They established their farm in 2021. They raised 15 steers in 2022 and they direct market their beef to consumers. Temperature and permanent infrastructure are their biggest challenges for climate change management.

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From heavy rains to extreme drought and damaging winds, farmers are adapting and changing. The ‘Climate Resilience on the Farm’ series features Minnesota farmers who are using practices to make their farms more resilient as the climate changes.