"Japan food was interesting. Most I could identify, some I could not. My chopstick skills continued to increase."
- Colleen Stegenga
In a culture that prizes hard workers and rewards those who push through, Thomas Eisenbarth found himself doing exactly that: pushing.
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
Theileria orientalis, caused by the Asian longhorn tick, is emerging in Missouri and other states were bugs thrive year-round.
- Michael Baron
Dear Michael: We have been very successful at farming these past two decades and our estate values have increased dramatically. I am a widower as my wife died about 15 years ago. With her estate added to mine, my estate is now hovering around $20 million.
- Jim Woster
From employment to economic development, both in and around Sioux Falls, to the growth of agriculture, especially livestock in the region, John Morrell, Smithfield and the Stockyards were huge drivers. Jim Woster reflects on Smithfield's big move.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"My heart hurts for so many across our great state this week that have lost so much in the wildfires. I can’t even imagine the pain, frustration and despair that so many feel right now."
- from Avera Health
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the time of year when you’ll see lots of reminders about colon health and the importance of getting screened for this type of cancer.
- Terry Woster
Terry Woster reflects: "It occurred to me the other day that being a legislative reporter is kind of like being a kid working on the farm."
- Brent Olson
" I think the ability to eat anything, or at least try anything, at least once, is a vastly underrated sign of adulthood. The only problem is, I’d never made orange chicken."
- Jaclyn Wilson
There’s not much more that screams mental health day than five women, some dressed up in Goodwill rejects, getting into a metal stock tank in below freezing temperatures to head down the river in their hippy van stock tank with peace banners flying and Bob Marley playing.
- Michael Baron
Dear Michael: I began ranching along with my two brothers decades ago. When our dad died, we were given the land jointly but later decided to divide it into equal pieces of land – a division that all of us thought was fair at the time.
- By BILL LOWMAN
Now is a good time of year to settle in with a good book or two. I just finished a 374-page book I got from a good friend in Albuquerque, N.M. It’s a very well documented research of most all the “infamous” gunfighters of the south’s reconstruction period following the Civil War and on up to…
- Terry Woster
The other day, for no reason I can explain, I remembered the time in high school when I won a silver medal for land judging. The only person more surprised than me was my vo-ag teacher.
- Jim Woster
"Thank goodness for winter coats, because almost every single one of those mean little creatures took a peck or three at my hand and arm."
- Colleen Stegenga
We train for a lot of things out here on the farm. We teach our kids to drive a tractor before they can reach the pedals properly. We take first aid courses and keep our CPR certifications current because we know that in an emergency, the minutes before help arrives matter most. We prepare, …
- Brent Olson
“You're pretty lucky to be married to someone with the Welsh love of music in his bones,” I said. I don't remember exactly what my wife replied, but I think she agreed.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"I was impressed with the overall quality and found one bull that I would not have minded bringing back to Nebraska. Considering I swore I’d never buy bulls again, that’s a big statement."
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
"It is well worth your time to get BQA certified if you interact with cattle at all in your day-to-day life."
- Jaclyn Wilson
From international travel to remodels at home, Jaclyn provides an update on some of the projects that keep her spinning.
- Michael Baron
Dear Michael: We have a somewhat sizeable estate and would like to find a way to protect it. We have significant assets in qualified retirement accounts – over $700,000 – and know distributions will soon be required. Should we be looking at setting up a life estate on the land for our childr…
- Terry Woster
"Every kid my age remembers when the jeans and shirts would come in from the line frozen stiff."
- Jim Woster
I wish I had kept better records of the different annual FFA awards banquets around the region at which I was the speaker. For some 35 years it was at least five per year, and each was the same but different. I wish I knew what that meant.
- Brent Olson
"I know about axial tilt and the change of seasons ... but it never stops feeling magical on the first winter's day when the sun feels like it's bringing some heat to the party."
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