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  • Fall is for judging

    Monday, September 16, 2019 4:45 PM
        Fall is here with the cooler night temperatures, the mellow gloaming light of September evenings and later sunrises for morning chores. This time of year always makes me feel nostalgic for my fall University of Minnesota dairy judging team experience.
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  • Recycling plastics

    Monday, August 12, 2019 9:41 AM
        I have been excited about recycling and energy use since the ‘70s when I first started thinking about our planet’s limited resources during the energy crisis. I have always collected our household recyclables, driving them across St. Paul to the recycling center when living there in the ‘80s.
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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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  • Positivity by providing

    Monday, June 10, 2019 9:46 AM
        What do National Dairy Month, food insecurity, doing laundry and finding bright spots on the horizon have in common? Let me explain.
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  • Find value in thinking about opportunities

    Monday, May 13, 2019 10:08 AM
        At first I thought I would write my column about struggles versus opportunities. My idea was something along the lines of a person should take advantage of opportunities to expand horizons, go outside of their comfort zone and learn new things when chances come along.
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  • Better safe than sorry

    Monday, April 15, 2019 10:25 AM
        I have one more blizzard story before moving on to spring. It was the last of the weekend snowstorms in March.
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  • Meeting madness

    Monday, March 11, 2019 1:30 PM
        There has been very little break between bitter cold, blizzards and the aftermath that we are all dealing with this winter.
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  • Bittersweet goodbyes

    Monday, February 11, 2019 11:28 AM
        As I write this column in early February, we have said a temporary goodbye to the bone-chilling, face-cracking cold of the past week and have had a couple of balmy, above-freezing days to recover.
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  • Organized chaos

    Monday, January 14, 2019 10:46 AM
        It is the start of a New Year, full of promise, hope and the thrill of trying once again to organize a household, a barn office, calf supply room, farm shop and the list goes on.
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  • Cow-centered traditions

    Monday, December 10, 2018 10:18 AM
        We are bumping up against the holidays. Last minute fall projects have fallen mostly by the wayside as the snow, ice and cold has arrived.
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