Articles tagged under: Jake Thompson
Innovative Cattle Operations Highlighted
Published July 21, 2023
The Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association hosted its summer tour in Pipestone and Murray Counties. President Jake Thompson said this tour gives producers a chance to experience different production practices. “I really hope people took something home to potentially use in…MN Beef Update
Published February 1, 2023
Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association President-Elect Jake Thompson discusses leadership shifts in the latest Minnesota Beef Update.Crop Watch
Published May 25, 2022
In the Barnesville area, Jake Thompson told RRFN the field conditions are spotty. "We don't have sugarbeets planted, because that ground is too wet. We're planting corn and if we can continue to plant for the next two days, we…MN Farmers Haying CRP Ground as Quickly as Possible
Published August 5, 2021
Emergency haying and grazing CRP opened for eligible farmers and ranchers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota last week. With 200 cow-calf pairs to feed, Barnesville, Minnesota farmer Jake Thompson didn’t waste any time getting paperwork approved by the…Crop Watch
Published June 2, 2021
During the latest Crop Watch broadcast, Golden Harvest Sales Representative Kyle Fode said there was widely scattered frost damage and some of it is severe. "We're seeing frost damage in Thief River Falls and Mahnomen, Minnesota and crossing over into…Minnesota Beef Update
Published November 4, 2020
Barnesville rancher Jake Thompson represents Minnesota cattle producers on the state Wolf Plan Advisory Committee. Learn more about the removal of the grey wolf for the Endangered Species list in the latest Minnesota Beef Update.2020 Calving Season Off to a Good Start for Barnesville, MN Rancher
Published February 26, 2020
Barnesville, Minnesota rancher Jake Thompson describes this year’s calving season as a nice change of pace. The calves started to come at Four Hill Farms around February 1 and there haven’t been too many extremely cold nights in between. Thompson…Minnesota Cattle Producers Spend Time on Capitol Hill
Published April 4, 2019
Members of the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association board were in Washington D.C. this past week as part of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Legislative Conference. Barnesville, Minnesota farmer Jake Thompson joined a roundtable discussion at the Department of Interior. "We…A Million Dollar Rain for Barnesville Farmers
Published June 6, 2018
Barnesville, Minnesota farmer Jake Thompson is happy with his crop. When RRFN visited the farm Tuesday for Crop Watch, the region received rain. "A lot of farmers prefer to call it the million dollar rain. I think it did help…