For many travelers, a South Dakota road trip means Mount Rushmore, the Badlands and other familiar destinations.
- Terry Woster
"The thing about cooking for college guys, of course, is that if it鈥檚 food, on the table and they didn鈥檛 have to make it, it was fantastic."
- Jim Woster
"He hardly quit chewing that tasty beef, and simply replied, 'I think you are in over your head.'"
- Janelle Atyeo
Milk quality has always been a focus, but the Johnsons are now doing more with rotational grazing, cover crops and soil health to enhance their small batch milk and cheese made on site.
- Kristen Sindelar
A Wayne County, Nebraska farmer shares his approach to soil health.
- Katelyn Winberg
聽"They're cooking right along, and it's drying right up quickly."
- By Kylie Mockler of Centerville, S.D.
"There are a couple of bean fields in our area that could be combined as of mid-September, which is early for us."
Registration is open for the 2026-2027 South Dakota State University Extension Calf Value Discovery program.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"Some days it is the little things that make me incredibly grateful 鈥 like laughing until your ribs hurt."
- Katelyn Winberg
鈥淭here鈥檚 some areas that have been catching the rains. Corn and beans are looking very promising.鈥
- By Leah Ten Napel, Extension Field Agronomist
"As we get closer to harvest, I am seeing pockets of fields, and in some cases entire fields, beginning to dry down prematurely."
- By Susan Reiser, Tri-State Neighbor Correspondent
For Maggie Moser of Spencer, Iowa, the dream of becoming the Clay County Fair Queen started at age 5.
- By Susan Reiser, Tri-State Neighbor Correspondent
"They may not remember standing in line for Tom Thumb donuts but they will remember how the cart driver treated them on their ride.鈥
- Terry Woster
"When I still worked the family farm 65 or 70 years ago, we didn鈥檛 grow sunflowers, not intentionally, anyway. With no help from us, the pesky things grew along the edges of our corn."
- Maggie Frazier University of Minnesota-Extension
Using technology and automation to target the use of inputs like fertilizer or irrigation can save costs, boost productivity and minimize environmental impacts. That鈥檚 what is offered by precision agriculture, which has permeated nearly all parts of crop production except, until recently, drainage.
- Colleen Stegenga
There is something that happens when a child buries her face in the warm fur of a newborn calf or feels the rumble of a purring cat settle against her chest.
Navigating farm management can be challenging and unpredictable, but the fourth annual Minnesota Young & Emerging Farmer Workshop at the MN Ag Expo Jan. 18-20, 2027, will provide connections to experts and other growers to maneuver tough decisions.
- Jaclyn Wilson
If there was ever a week that demonstrated just how quickly the political winds surrounding the American beef industry can shift, this was it.
- Michael Baron
How do you guaranteed to make passing on your estate 鈥渆quitable鈥 between all the children? There are many ways to accomplish this.
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- Colleen Stegenga
"Growing up, few things beat the excitement of company coming to visit. Farm life can be isolating, and it was no different when I was a kid, but those visits were the cure."
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- Jim Woster
"Life lessons originated with Dad and Uncle Frank Woster. Neither was aware that they were teaching while driving to Reliance or Kennebec, but with their nonstop chatter, they were doing just that."
- Katelyn Winberg
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