Watching kids learn and play using their imaginations is hands-down one of the best parts of having kids. As Allison and Carson grow, they are increasing their interests and knowledge of the …

LITCHFIELD — Jim Vannurden needs only to walk into his pen of Shire horses and call their names for each of them to come and huddle within inches of him. Vannurden has always loved horses, and …

HOLDINGFORD — For over a century, the Holdingford Mill has been there for its customers and community — first producing flour and later mixing feed — but a fire claimed it in a single night. …

Matt Abdallah (pictured with his children, Ivy (from left), Levi and Akirra) Alexandria Douglas County Tell me about your garden. We have two gardens in different places, so they …

LONG PRAIRIE — What started out as a 4-H project for Delvin Durheim has led him to 60 years in the sheep industry. “Our main objective is youth development,” Durheim said. “We wanted to …

Farmers may feed the world, but someone needs to feed those farmers first. That is what the Ashby FFA set out to do with their first annual Bin-side Breakfast last year, making sure their local …

A love for agriculture can lead to broader horizons, and that has been the case for Minnesota’s state FFA officers, including Lauren Hunt, state sentinel, and Dessa Terning, state secretary. …

ALEXANDRIA — Although Bernie Van Zomeren belonged to FFA in high school, he did not plan on becoming an agricultural education teacher and FFA adviser. But after graduating from college, he spent …

SAUK CENTRE — After a lifetime of skin-related problems, Linda Lieser took matters into her own hands. Having suffered from severe burn scars as well as significant acne, Lieser said she tried a …

MILTONA — The natural world is both a subject and a canvas for Olivia Hoppe. From her cabin in the country, she uses many mediums in her creation of art for owners and galleries across Minnesota; …

What is your involvement in FFA? In FFA, the contests I participate in are the extemporaneous speaking Leadership Development Event, where I placed silver in state, and the crops Career Development …

BENSON — Inspiring, realistic, accurate and career-exploration is how Katie Saterbak describes the newly opened Mini Sota Agricultural Children’s Museum in Benson. “We wanted to balance …