Keith Olander | Red River Farm Network

Cultivating a Passion for Learning

Published February 24, 2023

FFA cultivated a passion about agriculture education for Keith Olander. Now serving as AgCentric's executive director, Olander's years in the blue jacket were spent at Staples, Minnesota where he served in leadership at the chapter and regional level. FFA is…

Minnesotans on Witness List for Wednesday Hearing

Published May 30, 2022

The House Agriculture Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee will host a hearing on careers in conservation this Wednesday. Central Lakes College Dean of Agricultural Studies Keith Olander and Pheasants Forever Education and Outreach Program Manager Marissa Jensen are on the witness…

Two New Meat Processing Education Programs Start in Minnesota

Published April 4, 2022

With the demand for small, locally-owned meat processing, new training opportunities are surfacing. AgCentric Executive Director Keith Olander says there’s only six programs in the entire country at a technical level that offer meat processing education, including two new programs…

Management Credited for MN Net Income Results

Published March 25, 2022

According to the Minnesota State Farm Business Management annual report, state farmers experienced the highest net farm income in 2021 than in the past seven years. "If we were to reflect back 12 months, we were worried about the high…

Net Farm Income Expected to Be Up

Published January 12, 2022

AgCentric Executive Director Keith Olander says the past couple years were generally positive for farmers financially. After spending time at the American Farm Bureau Federation Convention, there is cautious optimism for the year ahead. "I sense some anxiousness with input…

Improving Financials Within Robotic Milking

Published May 4, 2021

In a review of the Minnesota dairy sector for this past year, AgCentric Executive Director Keith Olander said robotic milking is becoming competitive for net returns. "Robotics had been lagging in our data for awhile, but if you go back…

New Scholarship Opportunity for Water Quality Certified Farmers

Published January 28, 2021

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is offering a scholarship for farmers tied to the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program. AgCentric Director Keith Olander says the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program Farm Business Management Scholarship provides tuition buy down…

Farm Business Management Program Touted with COVID-19 Scholarships

Published November 9, 2020

An estimated 350 Minnesota farmers are currently distressed because of COVID-10. AgCentric Director Keith Olander says agriculture has been in a “pressure cooker” situation for a number of years. "Profitability, if it existed at all, was very slim. Most farms…

New Roles for Olander and Detloff

Published October 13, 2020

Keith Olander has taken a new role as the executive director of AgCentric and Agricultural Partnerships. Int his position, Olander will work on a statewide basis on farm business management and ag education. Cory Detloff takes over as the new…

2019 AgCentric Reports Now Available

Published March 23, 2020

According to the 2019 AgCentric Farm Business Management reports, median net farm income increased slightly for Minnesota farms last year. "However, if you take net farm income, start looking at depreciation added back in, take out family living, healthcare and…

Articles tagged under: Keith Olander

Cultivating a Passion for Learning

Minnesotans on Witness List for Wednesday Hearing

Two New Meat Processing Education Programs Start in Minnesota

Management Credited for MN Net Income Results

Net Farm Income Expected to Be Up

Improving Financials Within Robotic Milking

New Scholarship Opportunity for Water Quality Certified Farmers

Farm Business Management Program Touted with COVID-19 Scholarships

New Roles for Olander and Detloff

2019 AgCentric Reports Now Available

News Categories

Latest RRFN Podcasts

Country Morning

Agriculture Today

Market Analysis

Weather

This Week In Agriculture

TransFARMation

Talking Conservation

Ag Innovation News Presented by AURI

Articles tagged under: Keith Olander

News Categories

Latest RRFN Podcasts

Subscribe to RRFN