After a year-long wait, Grant Hilbert and his company, SquadBuilt, released American Farming on Nov. 24, 2023. Here’s a look back at his journey to become a gamer, social media influencer and farmer.

BARNES CITY, Iowa — For many people, playing video games is just a hobby. But for two brothers in central Iowa, playing Farming Simulator made buying their own farms possible. Grant Hilbert has always ...

Doomsday prepper Patrick Humphrey’s YouTube channel has rapidly increased its audience by regularly publishing false or misleading videos that stoke fear of wide-scale disaster. A year ago, he had ...

Grant Hilbert always knew he wanted to be a farmer, but figured he’d have to work 20 or 30 years in another profession to afford to buy land in Iowa. Turns out he needed just six years of playing ...

MOUNT VERNON, S.D. — Cole Sonne has a busy life working on the farm. He feeds cattle. He mows hay. And as autumn approaches, he’s getting man and machine ready for harvest. There is plenty to do and ...