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Thomas Flory is an enthusiastic and accomplished outdoorsman. In the just the last three years, Tom has harvested multiple whitetail with shotgun slug, muzzleloader and bow. He’s also had successful turkey hunts the last couple of years and managed to find the time to catch wall-hanging bluegill, northern pike and redfish (54-inch redfish!). Tom will be in the field with Chip on Outdoors on the Farm and will bring you stories about how to get kids involved in the outdoors.

Join us on the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour every third full week of August, as we trek across the Midwest to collect more than 1,000 samples from corn and soybean fields.

Loren is a Denver, Iowa, farmer and “equine enthusiast.” Well... he’s an enthusiast with a twist. Let’s just call him “The Mule Guy.” Loren will bring a nostalgic connection between the outdoors and farming as we feature his mules on Outdoors on the Farm. When we’re riding, you’ll see Loren on his favorite mule, Rose. Loren is an avid trail rider and travels throughout the Midwest in the summer to meet with other mule riders. Loren’s biggest mule-riding adventure was a 10-day pack trip into the Colorado Rockies. He says, “I’d sure like to erase some of the myths about mules and give some tips about a really fun way to spend time in the outdoors just by saddling up a mule and going for a ride.”

Steve grew up in Oxford Junction, Iowa, and has been hunting and fishing with Chip Flory since they were very young. He is absolutely crazy for the outdoors and when he’s not making feed at a mill in Clarence, Iowa, you can probably find Steve sitting in a tree stand, a turkey blind, a flat-bottomed boat or on the bank of the Wapsipinicon River in eastern Iowa. Each fall, Steve also runs an extensive trap line for raccoon, coyote, beaver, mink and muskrat. Steve’s insights into hunting, fishing and trapping farms in eastern Iowa will help you make the most of the time you’ve got to spend in the outdoors.

The 2009 Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour will take place Aug. 17 - 21. Watch this blogs for updates from editors as they travel the eastern and western legs of the tour.