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Southern summer cooking

Monday, July 15, 2019 1:01 PM

Who says you need to head south for the best tasting BBQ pork and peaches? It is easy to bring the tastes of southern cooking north. These recipes highlight the summer taste of seasoned meat and sweet peaches.

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June Class III price highest since November 2017

Monday, July 15, 2019 12:52 PM

The Agriculture Department announced the June Federal order benchmark milk price at $16.27 per hundredweight, down 11 cents from May but $1.06 above June 2018 and is $1.84 above what California’s 4b cheese milk price was in June 2018.

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It’s almost show time

Monday, July 15, 2019 10:47 AM

My favorite thing to do on a warm summer day is to go to a youth dairy show. There is nothing better than being ringside, watching the clean, sleek, carefully prepared animals parading around the ring led by enthusiastic 4-H, FFA or other youth.

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Are Minnesota’s cows moving?

Monday, July 15, 2019 10:44 AM

The short answer is yes. Minnesota loses a small number of cows each year, but mostly cows move from one farm to another.

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Bib overalls

Monday, July 15, 2019 10:44 AM

Ten years ago, I bought my first pair of bib overalls – hickory striped, also known as railroad bibs as part of a Halloween outfit I wanted to wear when my grandkids came trick or treating.

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My other parents

Monday, July 15, 2019 10:43 AM

These days, with so many kids being raised by step, single or surrogate parents, it is difficult to define what constitutes a normal family.

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At the heart of what you love

Monday, July 15, 2019 10:42 AM

Nothing in my childhood compares to the Fourth of July. All year long, I would wait anxiously for our family reunion at Turtle Lake, the chance to see my snail mail pal Kaylene, and of course, a heaping bowl of Grandpa Bob’s homemade ice cream.

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Nominations open for county committee elections

Monday, July 15, 2019 10:41 AM

The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency encourages all farmers, ranchers and FSA program participants to take part in their local county committee election nomination process. Nominations are open now through Aug. 1.

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Boredom

Monday, July 15, 2019 10:11 AM

The beginnings of this poem came to me one night in the shower after a particularly long day of listening to the “I’m bored” mantra over and over.

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The whirlwind of June

Monday, July 15, 2019 10:06 AM

There have been so many events we have attended in June. I cannot help but feel there are a few things in common that have made them all successful: family, friends and great weather. With five Saturdays in June, there were plenty of good times to be had by all.

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