The grim hues of dead grass and weeds only added to the despair, their lifeless overgrowth shrouding dilapidated wooden buildings. Not a soul was there — or was that true?
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- Glenn Brunkow
Well, it’s that time of the year again when the cows come home.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"The more of the world I’ve seen, the more I’ve appreciated where I come from."
- Kristen Sindelar
How much nitrogen should I apply to my cornfields? With the price of fertilizer these days, that’s the million-dollar question.
- Kristen Sindelar
Two highly involved Holt County 4-H’ers participated in a Q&A for Midwest Messenger to share about their favorite 4-H projects: Rachel Krysl turning her love for her dog into a quilt, and Case Shane competing and volunteering with shooting sports.
- Colleen Stegenga
Three weeks ago, I had a counseling session with a farmer right in the middle of harvest. He wasn't sitting in my office. He was driving the grain cart, doing exactly what that time of year demands.
- Glenn Brunkow
It is hurry up and wait here when it comes to harvest, and that is agonizing. Just like when you were a little kid and everyone else is at a birthday party, but you are home cleaning your room. It is hard to sit on the sidelines while everyone else is having fun.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"As interesting as the city was, my favorite part came when we left it behind and headed out into the desert."
- Jim Woster
"For years in the cattle business and behind the wheel of my car for 50,000 miles and more each year, interstate boredom was often a challenge. I would often jump off the divided four lanes and enjoy the pace and scenery."
- Brent Olson
"You see them behind a fence, just munching on the grass. They aren’t in barns or anything like that. They’re just homeless.”
- Katelyn Winberg
Dan Nerud is a fourth-generation farmer in southeastern Nebraska. He serves on the Nebraska Corn Board and in the National Corn Growers Association. He sat on stage at Commodity Classic to talk about his mental health.
- Kristen Sindelar
When 16-year-old Justin Eisenmann takes to the stage at the 99th National FFA Convention and Expo next week, he will be performing for more than 10 times as many people than are counted on the population sign of his hometown in Colfax County.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"Three days of absolute stress, a minimum bill so far of $11,000, and the concern about food safety and standards have never made me appreciate the packers more."
May is National Beef Month, an opportunity to celebrate livestock producers and the beef they raise.
ESSEX, Iowa — Shad Swanson is proof that you can go home again.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Aaron Steil, Iowa State University Extension consumer horticulture specialist, for the university Yard and Garden website.
CENTER POINT, Iowa — A cook’s mind rarely stops when it comes to creative food.
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