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Grandpa's Fun Farm!
I have a favorite place to go here in town. Its not too far away, its bright and cheerful and full of hope, its mostly outdoorsbut it also has antiques. How could I not like the sound of that? Gr...
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:14 PM
Food stamp cut begins farm bill debate
By Don Davis Food stamps are at the same time the biggest hurdle to enacting federal farm policy and a necessary part of passing the farm bill. Discussion about cutting spending for the program to fee...
Posted on 6/18/13 at 5:16 PM
I fought the tree and the tree won
You know those safety messages that flood the media during the spring planting and fall harvest seasons? Farmers get in a hurry to put the crop in the ground after the snow melts and then get the crop...
Posted on 4/29/13 at 7:09 PM
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
Oh yes, I milked a cow
No matter how many times you've done things, there was always the first. Sometimes we remember the first time. Other times, it gets lost among the millions of experiences a person has in their lif...
Posted on 6/18/12 at 11:04 AM
Sibley-Ocheyedan FFA'ers elected as top state officers
SIBLEY, Iowa — For the second consecutive year, a graduate of Sibley-Ocheyedan High School will lead the Iowa FFA Association as its president, and two of the school’s graduates will serve on the state officer team.
By Julie Buntjer , April 26, 2013
Local farmers struggle in wake of power outages
WORTHINGTON — Rural Ellsworth cattle producer and veterinarian Erin deKoning was pretty happy to get home from work Monday to see power was finally restored to her family’s farm. After last Tuesday’s ice storm, it didn’t take long for the family’s beef cows to realize the hotwire fence used to keep them in their yard was no longer working.By Julie Buntjer , April 15, 2013
Provider Pals visit Worthington Middle School (with video)
By Alyson Buschena , April 05, 2013
History is re-created on Beaver Creek farm
BEAVER CREEK — The Minnesota History Center introduced its “Then, Now, Wow” exhibit on Thanksgiving weekend, but it wasn’t until just a couple of weeks ago that a Beaver Creek woman toured the place to see a replica of the 1880s-era sod house that once stood on her family’s farm.
By Julie Buntjer , March 29, 2013
Column: It's time to finish the job on Farm Bill
By Sen. Al Franken , March 20, 2013
Letter: Where does your food come from?
If you’re like many Americans, your answer to “Where does your food come from?” is the grocery store, when in fact, this is just where it’s distributed.By Tim Hansberger, President, Nobles County Farm Bureau Board of Directors , March 20, 2013
Letter: HSUS officer offers correction to letter
Mike Bogle’s letter (“Humane Society is inconsistent,” Tuesday’s Daily Globe) misstates the facts about gestation crate confinement in pork production.By Paul Shapiro, Vice President of Farm Animal Protection, The Humane Society of the U.S., Washington, D.C. , March 14, 2013
Letter: Humane Society is inconsistent
I have been following the back and forth between the Humane Society of the U.S. and pork producers with a certain detached interest.By Mike Bogle, Windom , March 12, 2013
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 animalsBy Howard Goldman, Minnesota state director, The Humane Society of the United States , February 19, 2013
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