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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 …
Noah Koehn holds an heirloom bean variety Sept. 15 in the garden at the family farm near Alexandria. In the future, the couple plans to use produce from their garden in meals.

Fixing a farm, building a business

ALEXANDRIA — For several years, Noah Koehn and his wife, Ashlyn, traveled around the United States, living in their van full time and working at various restaurants to gain experience. After …
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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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