The two part-time agricultural mental health providers were hired after the retirement of longtime provider Ted Matthews.| Agweek
Most people, even in rural areas, are removed from agriculture, Ann Bailey said. That's why events like North Dakota farmer Greg Amundson's Root Connections are important in building connection.| Mitchell Republic
Ann Bailey had a whole to-do list planned for the rest of the summer. But a serious health scare while visiting her daughter reminded her of how little we control our lives and what really matters.| Mitchell Republic
After Ann Bailey's longer-than-anticipated stay in North Carolina, she was amazed at the plant growth in the crop fields and her gardens. It was a reminder of the fleeting nature of summer and life.| Mitchell Republic
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
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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
Within 10 days of sending her son a photo of her bare, brown yard, Ann Bailey's farmstead was blanketed by five inches of snow, a reminder that the region is nowhere near past snow season.| 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
The community hall has already gotten a fresh coat of paint in the main hall and new flooring, but there is still plenty of work to get done.| 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
Weather, markets and tariffs are out of farmers’ control, but one thing they can control is their own negative thinking.| Agweek
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
Mychal Wilmes' father came up with the idea that the family should bale straw under a full moon. Working late was not welcomed, but the memories remain of the night under the stars.| Agweek
Mychal Wilmes recalls getting ready for the wheat harvest despite a crop lodged by wind and rain. The less efficient days of harvest are hard to forget.| Agweek
Mychal Wilmes needed to drive through the cities. Not long into the journey, it became obvious he had no business driving on crowded and breakneck-speed interstates.| Agweek
Mychal Wilmes can find joy in the fact that his failures in raising cattle led to success for someone else.| Agweek
Most people, even in rural areas, are removed from agriculture, Ann Bailey said. That's why events like North Dakota farmer Greg Amundson's Root Connections are important in building connection.| Alexandria Echo Press
Ann Bailey reflects on her relationships with weeds and with wildflowers and how those traits remind her of her parents.| Agweek
As the age of farmers nationwide continues to rise, farm safety educators are stressing the importance of looking at ways to make farms and farm tasks safer so farmers can stay home as they age.| Agweek
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
Within 10 days of sending her son a photo of her bare, brown yard, Ann Bailey's farmstead was blanketed by five inches of snow, a reminder that the region is nowhere near past snow season.| Grand Forks Herald
New dairy facilities are proposed at Hillsboro and Abercrombie.| 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
Ann Bailey had a whole to-do list planned for the rest of the summer. But a serious health scare while visiting her daughter reminded her of how little we control our lives and what really matters.| Agweek
Applications are now being accepted for 2026 Ohio Farm Bureau Young Agricultural Professionals competitive events.| Morning Ag Clips
"I wondered what it must have been like for Patty to deal with John absconding from an asylum not to return home to her and their seven children but to find his ‘other wife’, Mary Joyce."| Writers Review
Ohio State will be sharing a series of blog posts about the newly passed state operating budget and its implications for agriculture in Ohio.| Morning Ag Clips
Every July, during peak grilling season, agricultural community recognizes not only the hard work of our farmers put in day with Beef Month| Morning Ag Clips
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
The late Rep. Melissa Hortman was known to Danny and Mary Lundell as a master of bipartisan collaboration and a champion for rural Minnesotans| Park Rapids Enterprise
Ann Bailey discusses the problem of soil erosion and why farmers should consider ways to stop erosion now instead of being forced to do it by people without farming backgrounds.| Mitchell Republic
The late Rep. Melissa Hortman was known to Danny and Mary Lundell as a master of bipartisan collaboration and a champion for rural Minnesotans| Mitchell Republic
The late Rep. Melissa Hortman was known to Danny and Mary Lundell as a master of bipartisan collaboration and a champion for rural Minnesotans| Superior Telegram
Gale Pederson was one of the last students to graduate from eighth grade at the Rhoda 71 school. Now, he was one of the driving forces behind the schoolhouse getting a second chance.| Sioux Falls Live
Ann Bailey discusses the problem of soil erosion and why farmers should consider ways to stop erosion now instead of being forced to do it by people without farming backgrounds.| Brainerd Dispatch
Ag mental health specialists in Minnesota are busy thanks to current low commodity prices and other uncertainties.| Cloquet Pine Journal
North of Pierre, South Dakota, you will find Plainview school, a rustic one-room school house that brought accessible education to the Peoria township. Such schoolhouses helped shape rural students.| Agweek
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
Hot May weather almost fooled Ann Bailey into planting warm-season plants early. But she knew from her own experience and the experience of those before her that it’s safer to wait for Memorial Day.| Sioux Falls Live
Ann Bailey discusses the problem of soil erosion and why farmers should consider ways to stop erosion now instead of being forced to do it by people without farming backgrounds.| Sioux Falls Live
Julie Nelson is SDSU Extension’s new mental health field specialist. Her main focus is to bring mental health resources to youth and rural communities.| Mitchell Republic
North of Pierre, you’ll find Plainview school, a rustic one-room schoolhouse that brought accessible education to the Peoria township| Mitchell Republic
Buffalo Christian Homeschool Academy was started three years ago and provides students with hybrid, homeschool learning on a working farming operation in Colton, South Dakota.| Mitchell Republic
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
Ann Bailey reflects on the work of Make-A-Wish in the lives of children with devastating diagnoses, including her daughter, Ellen, who received a canine companion as a child battling cancer.| Mitchell Republic
Hot May weather almost fooled Ann Bailey into planting warm-season plants early. But she knew from her own experience and the experience of those before her that it’s safer to wait for Memorial Day.| Mitchell Republic
Having pets spayed or neutered, getting them vaccinated against diseases and giving them food and shelter is the minimum requirement that their owners should expect to do, Ann Bailey says.| Mitchell Republic
Despite plenty of recent snow, Ann Bailey is finding signs of spring in her yard, including tulips shooting up as fast as rabbits can eat them, lilies emerging and willows changing color.| 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
Ag mental health specialists in Minnesota are busy thanks to current low commodity prices and other uncertainties.| Grand Forks Herald
Ann Bailey reflects on the work of Make-A-Wish in the lives of children with devastating diagnoses, including her daughter, Ellen, who received a canine companion as a child battling cancer.| Agweek
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
Mychal Wilmes reflects on the difficult conversations and losses he witnessed as a journalist covering the devastating farm crisis of the 1980s.| Agweek
Having pets spayed or neutered, getting them vaccinated against diseases and giving them food and shelter is the minimum requirement that their owners should expect to do, Ann Bailey says.| Agweek
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
