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Agricult-HER: Relationships Matter

Published March 17, 2024

Carolyn Olson farms at Cottonwood, Minnesota and is the first female vice president of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation. “For a long time, I struggled with imposter syndrome and felt like I didn't have what it took,” Olson told RRFN.…

Minnesota Brings Rural Vitality Resolutions to AFBF

Published January 25, 2024

A resolution advanced by the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation passed during the AFBF delegate session. MFBF Vice President Carolyn Olson said the resolution would reclassify an ambulance from transportation to a medical emergency vehicle. “That would allow Medicare and Medicaid…

MFBF Increases Influence at National Level

Published December 17, 2023

Minnesota will have a formidable role in the policy process at the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting. "Due to our membership growth this year we will actually have three voting delegates and three alternates," said Carolyn Olson, vice president,…

MFBF Minute

Published November 6, 2022

Every vote counts. Hear Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Vice President Carolyn Olson talk about the importance of rural voting for the upcoming election in the latest MFBF Minute.

MFBF Update

Published March 19, 2022

The Minnesota Farm Bureau's county leaders met in Saint Paul last week. Hear more from Vice-President Carolyn Olson in the latest MFBF Minute.

Four MN Farmers Seek State Farm Bureau Office

Published March 29, 2021

Four Minnesota farmers plan to run for a higher office with the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation this fall. During the virtual Council of County Presidents meeting, MFBF Vice President Dan Glessing of Waverly and board member Shayne Isane from Badger…

MN Hog Farmer Speaks to Coronavirus Impacts

Published May 4, 2020

Minnesota hog farmers continue to face challenges with temporary packing plant closures. While the pigs on the Olson Farm near Cottonwood are owner by their neighbor, Carolyn and her husband Jonathan own the buildings and feed the hogs until a…

A Drawn-Out Harvest in Southwest, MN

Published September 23, 2019

It was a drawn-out wheat harvest in southwest, Minnesota for Carolyn Olson. The Cottonwood, Minnesota farmer, who specializes in organic and food-grade production, describes this year’s wheat crop as not so stellar. "A hail storm that rolled through really dinged…

Sharing the Story of Trade

Published May 10, 2019

The Minnesota Farm Bureau helped coordinate Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Glyndon, Minnesota. According to MFBF President Kevin Paap, the goal was to emphasize the importance of export markets to agriculture. "Once you lose a market, it is really…

Olson Shares Organic Farming Expertise

Published January 16, 2019

During the American Farm Bureau Federation Convention, Cottonwood, Minnesota farmer Carolyn Olson shared her expertise in organic crop farming. Olson sees potential for market growth. "There's everything from vegetables and row crops to livestock that are being raised in the…

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Agricult-HER: Relationships Matter

Minnesota Brings Rural Vitality Resolutions to AFBF

MFBF Increases Influence at National Level

MFBF Minute

MFBF Update

Four MN Farmers Seek State Farm Bureau Office

MN Hog Farmer Speaks to Coronavirus Impacts

A Drawn-Out Harvest in Southwest, MN

Sharing the Story of Trade

Olson Shares Organic Farming Expertise

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