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Stearns County Dairy Farm Honored for Sustainability
Published November 21, 2022
Steve and Cherl Schlangen of Albany, Minnesota have received the Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability Award from the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. Schlangen Dairy is a 60-cow, 200 acre farm that utilizes numerous conservation measures. Three other dairies nationwide were…Fielding Questions
Published November 21, 2022
In the Fielding Questions podcast, AgCountry Farm Credit Services Market Vice President of Home Loans, Kyle Rylander, discusses the financing of recreational land. Rylander outlines the factors impacting buyers and sellers of this type of land. This podcast is produced…Law Enforcement Livestock Training Accredited
Published November 21, 2022
Cass County Farm Bureau's Law Enforcement Livestock Training Program will become an option for Minnesota law enforcement officers to earn their continued education credits. Cass County Farm Bureau Secretary Sarah Kuschel says the training began as a way to help…Hall of Fame Careers Celebrated
Published November 21, 2022
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting inducted Pam Jahnke and Kathy Patton Strunk into its Hall of Fame. Jahnke is the farm director for the Mid-West Farm Report, based in Madison, Wisconsin. From 1981-1999, Patton Strunk was a broadcaster for…Lame Duck Session Priorities
Published November 21, 2022
The American Farm Bureau Federation Managing Director of Government Affairs Ryan Yates says there’s a few big items Congress needs to address in the lame duck session. "They need to address funding the government because they're currently operating under a…A Divide in Feeder Calf Prices
Published November 21, 2022
Northern Plains feeder cattle auctions have continued to enjoy $200-plus per hundredweight calf prices this fall while values in the southern U.S. have eased. "We've had several years of smaller calf crops and feed pressure is also driving the spread…Recognizing the Best of the Best
Published November 21, 2022
Rita Frazer of RFD Radio Network is the 2022 National Farm Broadcaster of the Year. Brent Adams of Rural Strong Media received the Horizon Award recognizing his early-career achievements. Tim Marshall of KRVN received the Dix Harper Meritorious Service Award.NAFB Executive Team Elected
Published November 21, 2022
During the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual meeting, Joe Gill of KASM Radio, Albany, Minnesota, was elected president for 2023. Former Red River Farm Network farm broadcaster Carah Hart, who is now with Brownfield Ag News, is president-elect. Jeff…Land and Equipment Outlook
Published November 21, 2022
BigIron Auctions Vice President of Ag Sales Kurt Campbell says land sales remain strong. "We've hit record prices on several different parcels of ag land. Oftentimes, we'll see neighbors spend a little bit more when an acre of land comes…