Standing on a hill in Morton County, North Dakota, Jenny Schlecht pondered the importance of a diverse ag industry and in having opportunities to do something different when times are tough.| Mitchell Republic
I'm not concerned with whether anyone won or lost, honestly, because while we're in the business of raising cattle, we're a lot more concerned with raising kids.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Jenny Schlecht's family's farm was in the path of strong storms on the evening of June 20 and had plenty of damage. Despite all of the damage, they know it could have been much worse.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Helping a child prep for the county fair -- and then actually making it through the fair -- can help the adults in their life get in shape. But the County Fair Workout is one that only works for a limited time.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
The world leans toward chaotic right now, but Jenny Schlecht has found some peace in the cold nights of checking heifers that are near calving.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Jenny Schlecht describes how two calves on her farm needed milk replacer to stay alive.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Eating fresh food from the garden or preserving produce, like storing onions in an old nylon, will help feed Jenny Schlecht's family this year. So will food grown by other farmers and sold in stores.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Research happening all over the country can help improve the finances of farms and ranches. Jenny Schlecht says taking advantage of that work can put producers on stronger ground.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Jenny Schlecht was never all-in on things like balling a steer’s tail or fluffing a sheep’s legs. But she has a strong appreciation for the real-world lessons 4-H provides.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
While waiting impatiently for the last plants to start emerging in the garden, Jenny Schlecht had to remind herself that nature makes sure that what is planted sprouts, more often than not.| Bemidji Pioneer
Jenny Schlecht's family's farm was in the path of strong storms on the evening of June 20 and had plenty of damage. Despite all of the damage, they know it could have been much worse.| Bemidji Pioneer
Research happening all over the country can help improve the finances of farms and ranches. Jenny Schlecht says taking advantage of that work can put producers on stronger ground.| Bemidji Pioneer
Jenny Schlecht was never all-in on things like balling a steer’s tail or fluffing a sheep’s legs. But she has a strong appreciation for the real-world lessons 4-H provides.| Bemidji Pioneer
Jenny Schlecht reflects on why we as a population have let fearmongers scare people about “chemicals” and why we need to do more funding, understanding and believing science to counteract ignorance.| Bemidji Pioneer
Eating fresh food from the garden or preserving produce, like storing onions in an old nylon, will help feed Jenny Schlecht's family this year. So will food grown by other farmers and sold in stores.| Alexandria Echo Press
Research happening all over the country can help improve the finances of farms and ranches. Jenny Schlecht says taking advantage of that work can put producers on stronger ground.| Alexandria Echo Press
Jenny Schlecht was never all-in on things like balling a steer’s tail or fluffing a sheep’s legs. But she has a strong appreciation for the real-world lessons 4-H provides.| Alexandria Echo Press
I'm not concerned with whether anyone won or lost, honestly, because while we're in the business of raising cattle, we're a lot more concerned with raising kids.| Grand Forks Herald
Helping a child prep for the county fair -- and then actually making it through the fair -- can help the adults in their life get in shape. But the County Fair Workout is one that only works for a limited time.| Grand Forks Herald
The world leans toward chaotic right now, but Jenny Schlecht has found some peace in the cold nights of checking heifers that are near calving.| Grand Forks Herald
Jenny Schlecht describes how two calves on her farm needed milk replacer to stay alive.| Grand Forks Herald
Eating fresh food from the garden or preserving produce, like storing onions in an old nylon, will help feed Jenny Schlecht's family this year. So will food grown by other farmers and sold in stores.| Grand Forks Herald
Jenny Schlecht's family's farm was in the path of strong storms on the evening of June 20 and had plenty of damage. Despite all of the damage, they know it could have been much worse.| Grand Forks Herald
Research happening all over the country can help improve the finances of farms and ranches. Jenny Schlecht says taking advantage of that work can put producers on stronger ground.| Grand Forks Herald
Jenny Schlecht was never all-in on things like balling a steer’s tail or fluffing a sheep’s legs. But she has a strong appreciation for the real-world lessons 4-H provides.| Grand Forks Herald
While waiting impatiently for the last plants to start emerging in the garden, Jenny Schlecht had to remind herself that nature makes sure that what is planted sprouts, more often than not.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Jenny Schlecht's family's farm was in the path of strong storms on the evening of June 20 and had plenty of damage. Despite all of the damage, they know it could have been much worse.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Agriculture is a gamble, Jenny Schlecht says. There’s much to be lost but also much to be gained if things go right.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Jenny Schlecht reflects on why we as a population have let fearmongers scare people about “chemicals” and why we need to do more funding, understanding and believing science to counteract ignorance.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
During a recent trip to Florida, Jenny Schlecht saw signs of the world's appreciation for agriculture just about everywhere, from the beach to Disney World's Epcot Center ride Living with the Land| Park Rapids Enterprise
Turns out, we're in drought conditions in North Dakota about as often as we're not. Jenny Schlecht reflects on that and how much we worry about drought really depends on timing.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Jenny Schlecht reflects on the life of her daughter's cow and how growing up on a ranch is teaching her girls lessons in work ethic, caring for living things and carrying on through hard times.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Agriculture is a gamble, Jenny Schlecht says. There’s much to be lost but also much to be gained if things go right.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Jenny Schlecht reflects on why we as a population have let fearmongers scare people about “chemicals” and why we need to do more funding, understanding and believing science to counteract ignorance.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Turns out, we're in drought conditions in North Dakota about as often as we're not. Jenny Schlecht reflects on that and how much we worry about drought really depends on timing.| Mitchell Republic
Jenny Schlecht reflects on the life of her daughter's cow and how growing up on a ranch is teaching her girls lessons in work ethic, caring for living things and carrying on through hard times.| Mitchell Republic
Agriculture is a gamble, Jenny Schlecht says. There’s much to be lost but also much to be gained if things go right.| Mitchell Republic
Jenny Schlecht reflects on why we as a population have let fearmongers scare people about “chemicals” and why we need to do more funding, understanding and believing science to counteract ignorance.| Mitchell Republic
Jenny Schlecht reflects on the life of her daughter's cow and how growing up on a ranch is teaching her girls lessons in work ethic, caring for living things and carrying on through hard times.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
An April Fool's Day storm brought a flurry of early-morning calves to Jenny Schlecht's place.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Agriculture is a gamble, Jenny Schlecht says. There’s much to be lost but also much to be gained if things go right.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Turns out, we're in drought conditions in North Dakota about as often as we're not. Jenny Schlecht reflects on that and how much we worry about drought really depends on timing.| Alexandria Echo Press
Turns out, we're in drought conditions in North Dakota about as often as we're not. Jenny Schlecht reflects on that and how much we worry about drought really depends on timing.| Grand Forks Herald
Jenny Schlecht reflects on the life of her daughter's cow and how growing up on a ranch is teaching her girls lessons in work ethic, caring for living things and carrying on through hard times.| Grand Forks Herald
An April Fool's Day storm brought a flurry of early-morning calves to Jenny Schlecht's place.| Grand Forks Herald
No matter how good we think we are at something now, we should never forget the work we put in to get there, Jenny Schlecht said. That's true for growth in sports, in careers or on the farm or ranch.| Grand Forks Herald
Jenny Schlecht pondered ag regulation while learning about California condors at the San Diego Zoo while in town for the American Sugarbeet Growers Association's annual meeting.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
The world leans toward chaotic right now, but Jenny Schlecht has found some peace in the cold nights of checking heifers that are near calving.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
It's legislative session time across the region, and Jenny Schlecht has some views she'd like lawmakers to hear.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
No matter how good we think we are at something now, we should never forget the work we put in to get there, Jenny Schlecht said. That's true for growth in sports, in careers or on the farm or ranch.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Jenny Schlecht pondered ag regulation while learning about California condors at the San Diego Zoo while in town for the American Sugarbeet Growers Association's annual meeting.| Park Rapids Enterprise
The world leans toward chaotic right now, but Jenny Schlecht has found some peace in the cold nights of checking heifers that are near calving.| Park Rapids Enterprise
It's legislative session time across the region, and Jenny Schlecht has some views she'd like lawmakers to hear.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Jenny Schlecht ponders why she thinks she's tougher than the winter weather in North Dakota.| Park Rapids Enterprise
A recent stretch of pleasant, spring-like weather fooled Jenny Schlecht into thinking spring was here, just like it does most years.| Park Rapids Enterprise
It's legislative session time across the region, and Jenny Schlecht has some views she'd like lawmakers to hear.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Jenny Schlecht pondered ag regulation while learning about California condors at the San Diego Zoo while in town for the American Sugarbeet Growers Association's annual meeting.| Agweek
It's legislative session time across the region, and Jenny Schlecht has some views she'd like lawmakers to hear.| Agweek
Jenny Schlecht ponders why she thinks she's tougher than the winter weather in North Dakota.| Agweek
After reading about a woman whose work directly impacted her own life, Jenny Schlecht reflects on how all of us can do something to leave the world a better place through our work today.| Grand Forks Herald
Jenny Schlecht pondered ag regulation while learning about California condors at the San Diego Zoo while in town for the American Sugarbeet Growers Association's annual meeting.| Grand Forks Herald
It's legislative session time across the region, and Jenny Schlecht has some views she'd like lawmakers to hear.| Grand Forks Herald
Jenny Schlecht ponders why she thinks she's tougher than the winter weather in North Dakota.| Grand Forks Herald
Growing black beans in her garden was an interesting experiment for Jenny Schlecht this year. She gained a tiny bit of produce and even more appreciation for the farmers who grow most of her food.| Mitchell Republic
Jenny Schlecht let her daughter stay home from school one morning, where the 12-year-old got hands-on learning experiences that wouldn't be possible in a classroom.| Mitchell Republic
Keep talking about safety. Keep stressing safety. Keep putting magnets up on the fridge and passing out flyers. The messages sink in and matter, Jenny Schlecht says.| Mitchell Republic
For critics of the attention paid to small town sports teams, Jenny Schlecht offers an example of the ways sports can offer lifelong lessons in resilience to rural youth and their fans.| Mitchell Republic
Our past generations faced hard times, too. If you look around the farmsteads, you might find some evidence of it.| Agweek
"The cool, dreary May meant that we kept pushing back our planting until it was a good week or two past the point we would have liked to have seeds and plants in the ground. But the weather warmed up, and we certainly haven't been dealing with drought."| Agweek
Chopping corn and packing silage involve larger, more efficient machines than it once did. But Jenny Schlecht found an old innovation worked best in handling meals for the silage packing crew.| Agweek
Growing black beans in her garden was an interesting experiment for Jenny Schlecht this year. She gained a tiny bit of produce and even more appreciation for the farmers who grow most of her food.| Agweek
Jenny Schlecht let her daughter stay home from school one morning, where the 12-year-old got hands-on learning experiences that wouldn't be possible in a classroom.| Agweek
Growing black beans in her garden was an interesting experiment for Jenny Schlecht this year. She gained a tiny bit of produce and even more appreciation for the farmers who grow most of her food.| Grand Forks Herald
Jenny Schlecht let her daughter stay home from school one morning, where the 12-year-old got hands-on learning experiences that wouldn't be possible in a classroom.| Grand Forks Herald
A calf at the Schlecht farm wouldn't drink. So, Jenny Schlecht's husband tried the Madigan Squeeze Technique — a weird looking technique that just might have saved the animal's life| Agweek
Jenny Schlecht contemplates whether the hours spent in the garden and the money spent growing it are really worth it in the end.| Agweek
As her town celebrates its 125th anniversary, Jenny Schlecht reflects on the perseverance it took to get there and what it'll take to keep reaching milestones.| Agweek
Cut income taxes? Cut property taxes? Those may be good goals, Jenny Schlecht says. But cutting taxes without a plan for dealing with needs and debts is not a good way forward.| Agweek
