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The summer of the giant pan

A few years ago, a friend gifted me two sheet pans — one with ‘cake pan sides’ and one with ‘bar’ sides. Both came with lids. I never in my life thought I would use …

Days gone by

Since I was a child, I have seen dairy farms slowly disappear. I did not grow up on a dairy farm but knew many friends who lived on farms and also had neighbors who milked cows. If I was riding my …

On August 16, I sent my youngest off to school for the first day of his senior year. It doesn’t matter that he is 17. I still gave him a hug and a kiss and told him that I loved him. That was …

State fair vs sports

The Great Minnesota Get-Together is once again underway and, once again, I have the privilege of serving as a chaperone for our county’s 4-H livestock exhibitors. I truly am lucky to have …

Cleaning up

I don’t know which is worse — cleaning up little kids or cleaning up big cows? It doesn’t seem to matter how hard you work to get them both clean, they always seem to find a way to …

Eight is enough

People watching is my favorite hobby. It’s much more interesting than bird watching, although the use of binoculars is frowned upon when one studies the sapiens species. An increasingly …

“Oh, the Places You’ll Go,” as said by Dr. Seuss, is a constant reminder for me that wherever I go, the agricultural industry follows. Something that very few people know about …

It’s been an interesting growing season. Concerns of low snowfall and a potential summer drought quickly turned to saturated soil this spring. For some, the corn looks great. For others, …

Mid-August Chicago Mercantile Exchange dairy product prices were mostly higher led by cheese topping $2 per pound, all of which drove Class III futures higher. After jumping almost 11 cents the …

Fair-winning recipes

After a nine-year hiatus, the Langola Livewires 4-H Club is back. We’re “plugged in” and ready to roll. After Austin graduated, the club became inactive because we had no young …

Class III futures remain solid

The farm benchmark milk price took a temporary step backward in July on a slightly lower cheese price. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the July Federal Order Class III price at $19.79 …

Decision-making. This is something we do constantly on our dairy farms. These decisions range from many, small, daily management decisions to very large decisions that drastically alter the course of …

Fowl, pox and fairs

It’s county fair season and farm kids around the state are showing off the projects and animals they’ve spent many hours working with. Our children and the families that lease cattle from …

Dog days of summer

Hello all. I am new here and following in the footsteps of Dr. Jim Bennett for the Veterinary Wisdom column. I am one of six doctors at Northern Valley Livestock Services practicing primarily dairy …

Lion sightings

Some sneaky, creepy creatures have been slinking around hereabouts.       No, I’m not talking about the latest crop of political candidates. What have been sighted several …

A dream come true, thanks to you

One year ago, I stood on the stage on the evening before the opening day of the Minnesota State Fair along with nine incredible dairy women about to start a journey that I had dreamed about for my …

Princess memories

I will never forget the feeling inside as I said to myself, “You are walking forward,” as my name was called as a top three finalist for the 66th Princess Kay of the Milky Way. I remember …

Surviving chaos

Peter’s text to me Friday morning said, “If chaos has a fuel gauge, today it would show ‘FULL.’” He was not wrong.   We had picked the day two weeks earlier to …

The weather this spring and summer has been surprising us with rain, heat, high humidity and storms. When fog is hanging over the alfalfa field, I can usually see it will be a high-humidity day. Some …

No apologies

The House Committee on Agriculture hosted a hearing on farm financial conditions before breaking for the August recess, but the session started with a spirited exchange over the farm bill. Chairman …

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