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CAPITOL CHATTER
Bill mixes paint, bees and farmers ... and includes an island, too
By Don Davis Paint will cost more and be recycled. Bees will be protected. Financially troubled farmers will be able to access state aid. And an island to provide more wildlife habitat could be built...
Posted on 5/19/13 at 5:06 PM

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STAFF BLOG THE FARM BLEAT
From one scoop to another
Happy National Agriculture Week! I realize the week is half over, but agriculture production, innovation, research and processing happens every day, everywhere around us. We shouldnt be celebrating ag...
Posted on 3/20/13 at 5:39 PM

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DISTRICT 22A STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOE SCHOMACKER
Farm Bureau Endorses Schomacker
I am proud to receive the Minnesota Farm Bureau's Political Action Committee endorsement for State Representative this year. The endorsement is based on my support of the Farm Bureau's policies like r...
Posted on 9/20/12 at 5:30 AM

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OH LOOK! A SHINY THING
Property Taxes: Whose Money Is in the Bucket?
I've had a few questions about several stories I've written about property taxes, and I would like to share with you my bucket analogy, which simplifies some of the complex things that determine a per...
Posted on 4/5/12 at 2:52 PM

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REPRINT
1940: Farm Safety Is Seriously Important
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Letter: Consider weather extremes in hog debate

What I have not heard in the ongoing welfare discussion is that livestock producers are responsible for the care of their animals 24/7/365.

By Linden Olson, Worthington , March 05, 2013

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WHS FFA Chapter presents awards at banquet

WORTHINGTON — Worthington High School FFA member Greg Newman was named the chapter’s Star Entrepreneur and Connor Smith collected the Star Placement award Monday night during the annual WHS FFA Banquet in the high school cafeteria.

By Julie Buntjer , March 04, 2013

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Letter: Farmers know how to treat their animals, too

In Mr. Goldman’s Feb. 19 Daily Globe article, he presumes the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is the only one that cares about the treatment of their animals. Has he had the chance to sit down with a farmer lately?

By Emily Erickson, Animal Well-Being and Quality Assurance Manager, New Fashion Pork, Jackson , February 27, 2013

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Letter: Only aim of HSUS - end all animal agriculture

Howard Goldman, Minnesota lobbyist and state director for The Humane Society of the United States, and the industrial activists group that he represents want us to believe that they are defending agriculture and promoting sustainability.

By Curt and Marty Taylor, Adrian , February 26, 2013

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Column: Another side of the immigration debate

The Acosta family is one of millions whose fate hangs in the balance as President Barack Obama tries to convince Congress that it’s time to overhaul our immigration laws.

By Jill Richardson, Otherwords , February 21, 2013

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Letter: Reader criticizes HSUS, Boehner

In the Feb. 13 Daily Globe, there was an article about the Humane Society of the U.S. filing to protect the grey wolves from being hunted to keep the numbers down.

By Marvin Kroontje, Magnolia , February 20, 2013

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Letter: Gestation crates will soon be objects of the past

I was sorely disappointed that Emily Erickson of New Fashion Pork was given editorial space in the Daily Globe.

By Bonnie Stennes, St. Paul , February 19, 2013

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Letter: HSUS responds to Center for Consumer Freedom letter

There is a difference between farmers and factory farms — a world of difference. Sustainable family farmers are, in growing numbers, joining with The Humane Society of the United States because we share an important value: We care about the treatment of animals

By Howard Goldman, Minnesota state director, The Humane Society of the United States , February 19, 2013

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Letter: HSUS progress? Far from it

I recently read the article in your paper by Joe Maxwell, who is a vice president for the HSUS. As a local pork producer who has raised hogs for the past 19 years, I was somewhat perplexed by what Mr. Maxwell considers progress in the pork industry.

By Jim Putnam, Worthington , February 14, 2013

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Letter: HSUS side of the story doesn't show big picture

Lawyer and hog farmer Joe Maxwell tries to confuse readers with smoke and mirrors about his employer, the Humane Society of the United States.

By Rick Berman, Executive Director, Center for Consumer Freedom, Washington, D.C. , February 14, 2013

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Letter: "Nobody knows their animals better than the farmers themselves'

Common ground. Let us “set aside our political rhetoric” and “sit down with us (HSUS) and find common ground in support of Minnesota’s family farmers.” How does an industry that is attempting to feed animal protein to America and the Humane Society of the United States, which promotes a vegan agenda, find common ground?

By Emily Erickson, Animal Well-Being and Quality Assurance Manager, New Fashion Pork, Jackson , February 13, 2013

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District 18 American Dairy Association meeting is postponed

SLAYTON — The Midwest Dairy Association District 18 meeting scheduled for today in Slayton is postponed and rescheduled for the same time and location on March 1.

February 11, 2013

Statewide water quality program is weighed locally

Program asks producers to adopt new practices in exchange for regulatory certainty
WORTHINGTON — Minnesota Assistant Agriculture Commissioner Matt Wohlman was in Worthington Monday night to lead the first of six public input sessions on a proposed statewide certification program encouraging farmers to implement conservation practices on their land.

By Julie Buntjer , February 06, 2013

Column: The other side of the story

In a recent article, the Daily Globe’s Julie Buntjer allowed a local pork producer to have his way with the facts as he spouted off his biased views about the Humane Society of the United States.

By Joe Maxwell, Humane Society of the United States , February 05, 2013

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Letter: U of M asked to review budgeting process

Last week, the Minnesota House Taxes and Ways and Means committees began hearing Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget proposal and determining what it means for Minnesotans.

By District 22A Rep. Joe Schomacker, R-Luverne , February 05, 2013

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