News Profiles 15 Minutes With a Farmer podcast: Michigan friends have been farming together for 60 years By Lisa Foust Prater Lisa Foust Prater Lisa Foust Prater is the Family & Farmstead Editor for Successful Farming, sharing interesting family features, heartfelt editorial columns, and important health and safety information. Her favorite thing about her job is meeting interesting people, learning their stories, and sharing them with our readers.Lisa started her career with Successful Farming magazine in 1999, working primarily for the web team and writing product reviews for the magazine. She later wrote for the Living the Country Life magazine and website and has written and edited several cookbooks and other books for Successful Farming and Living the Country Life. Successful Farming's Editorial Guidelines Published on May 20, 2024 Close Photo: Lisa Foust Prater Gil Tinsey and Fred Hasen met in college in the 1960s and have been farming together for 60 years. While they strictly grow crops today, they spent much of their careers as dairy farmers. I traveled to their farm in the northern thumb of Michigan, a stone’s throw from Lake Huron, to talk about farming, friendship, and the shared values that make their partnership successful. Gil Tinsey We haven’t agreed on everything, but we’ve always respected each other’s opinion would come to an agreement that seems suitable. — Gil Tinsey Listen to this episode of 15 Minutes With a Farmer below or on Apple Podcasts — where you can also listen to past episodes and subscribe — or wherever you listen to podcasts. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit