MN Corn Matters
In Minnesota Corn Matters, Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership Executive Director Brad Schloesser talks about registration for the next class. Listen to the update.
Published March 6, 2026
In Minnesota Corn Matters, Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership Executive Director Brad Schloesser talks about registration for the next class. Listen to the update.Published March 2, 2026
In the latest edition of the Dry Bean Scene, Minnesota Agricultural and Rural Leadership Executive Director Brad Schloesser reports applications are being accepted for the next MARL class. The goal is to grow leadership skills. Click here.Published February 13, 2026
Ruth Lanoue, Marshall, Minnesota, is turning her MARL leadership experience into a new project to support farmers’ mental health. Lanoue, who runs a diverse farming operation with her husband, says her MARL experience inspired her to combine her agricultural background…Published February 12, 2026
The Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership Program is celebrating its 25th year of developing leaders across rural Minnesota, while continuing to recruit participants for its next class. MARL Executive Director Brad Schloesser says the program’s focus has remained consistent since…Published August 12, 2025
The Minnesota Agricultural and Rural Leadership program is celebrating its 25th anniversary. MARL Executive Director Brad Schloesser says this program is all about investing in people. "It has really paid big dividends, whether you're in the current class or one…Published August 14, 2024
The Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership program has been investing in people for 24 years. "We have 352 people that have progressed through this leadership development program, developing strong and powerful networks and relationships, assisting them in leadership within their…Published March 7, 2024
The Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership class has returned from a recent trip to Panama. MARL Executive Director Brad Schloesser says the class learned about agriculture in the country and got up close with the Panama Canal. "One of the…Published September 23, 2023
Funeral services were held Friday in New Prague for Mike Liepold. Liepold, 61, was a program leader for the Minnesota Agricultural Leadership Program helping to create the program in 2000. Liepold spent 34 years as an Extension Educator with the…Published November 14, 2022
Brad Schlosser is the new executive director of the Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership program. Schlosser comes to MARL from South Central Technical College where he was the Dean of Agriculture and the first director of the Minnesota State Southern…Published August 22, 2022
Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership Program named its new class. Executive director Olga Brouwer says it's the first time a class has began in the middle of summer. Hear more in the latest Corn Matters.Get a weekly digest from RRFN to stay up-to-date on all the latest news in agriculture.