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Faces & Places in the Country

Tell us about your farm. I bought the farm in the mid-1960s. There are 10 acres, mostly pasture. The goal was to get out of town so I could have a few horses; the mules came later. I also boarded …

Faces & Places: Derrik & Taryn Strickler

Tell us about your farm. Our farm is south of Glenwood, Minnesota, on about 300 acres. We’re right in the rolling hills of west-central Minnesota, and it’s my favorite place in the world. We have …
Sara & Adam Schmidt

Across the Acres: What does fall season mean to you?

Tyler & Marissa Paulzine Lowry | Pope County Tell us about your family/farm/hobbies. Tyler is a heating, ventilation and air conditioning tech and farmer and I am a stay-at-home mom. We …
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Prizes are displayed for the North Star Point Series end of the year banquet in Nov. 2022 at the Golden Bubble in Wells. Items like show-boxes, pop-up tents, tables, chairs, banners, shirts and other items are given away as prizes following the season.

Showmanship starts young

RUSHFORD — Paul Bartsh has led a life revolving around agriculture. Working with cattle is what he knows best thanks to the environment he was raised in. To this day, Bartsh remains an advocate for …
Kirk Stensrud pauses Aug. 21 at The Round Barn Farm near Red Wing. The Stensruds own and manage a 112-year old historic round barn gathering venue and bed and breakfast.

Dancing in the hayloft

RED WING — Ten years ago, Kirk Stensrud and his wife, Wendy, were restless. The couple — whose children had moved out and left them empty nesters — lived and worked in the Twin Cities. Yet, …
Pete Thome holds a baby pig Sept. 17 at Thome Family Farms near Adams.The Thomes work with local packing plants to consistently market and manage hogs, providing premium 
pork.

Stewardship on all sides

ADAMS — Matt, Pat and Pete Thome work together as brothers at the helm of Thome Family Farms, a family-owned hog operation that stretches across rural Mower County and neighboring Iowa and …
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Love for the big brown cow

By now, you may have picked up that I go to a lot of cattle shows throughout the summer. Well, the fall is no different. The Minnesota State Fair came and went. Like many others who bring …

Kids, cows, crops, canning, chaos

Fall is always an interesting time of year. The end of September could be 75 and sunny or 45 and cloudy — one just never knows what to expect. However, one thing that is a guarantee for late …

Riding the bus

It is back-to-school season — a very exciting time of the year for most students and all parents. This school year marked a first in our house: our oldest, Allison, started kindergarten. …

More than ink on paper

As some of you may not know, I also do sales for our publications in addition to reporting. When I’m out on my sales route, I often hear individuals say, “People don’t read newspapers …
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