Writers Review: Bookseller feature: Richard Hayden of THE RYE BOOKSHOP chooses CRAFTLAND by James Fox
Perhaps the first thing to strike you when you start reading| reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com
Perhaps the first thing to strike you when you start reading| reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com
The family farm Jenny Schlecht lives on was hit by a tornado on June 20. More than two months later, she explains how the recovery process has been long and painful.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Modern agriculture is hopelessly intertwined with politics, Jenny Schlecht points out. That means those working in agriculture need to pay attention and educate themselves on the news of the day.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
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.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
This story was originally published by Community Networks. NTIA, the federal office administering the largest single investment to expand Internet access across the nation, appears to once again be changing the BEAD program in ways that would only force states to further reduce investment in rural areas. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the NTIA […] The post Commentary: Trump Administration Doubles Down on Pulling Investment Away from Rural Internet Access appeared first on T...| The Daily Yonder
I was eight years old when I learned about the internment of Japanese Americans by the U.S. government during World War II. I was lucky to go to a school that included this part of our country’s history in the curriculum at all. Though “internment” had never been mentioned during my regular visits to my […] The post Introducing Routes to Roots Podcast appeared first on The Daily Yonder.| The Daily Yonder
The family farm Jenny Schlecht lives on was hit by a tornado on June 20. More than two months later, she explains how the recovery process has been long and painful.| Brainerd Dispatch
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Now in its fourth season, the Rural Voice series fosters nonpartisan, community-led dialogue on pressing rural issues across Greater Minnesota.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
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.| Perham Focus
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.| Park Rapids Enterprise
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.| Park Rapids Enterprise
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.| Park Rapids Enterprise
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.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Jenny Schlecht describes how two calves on her farm needed milk replacer to stay alive.| Park Rapids Enterprise
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.| Park Rapids Enterprise
The family farm Jenny Schlecht lives on was hit by a tornado on June 20. More than two months later, she explains how the recovery process has been long and painful.| Park Rapids Enterprise
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.| Park Rapids Enterprise
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.| Park Rapids Enterprise
The inescapable crop math of sustained crippling commodity prices and high input costs has many growers screaming for immediate relief. However, bailouts are Band-Aids over bullet holes, contend farmers desperate for fundamental change.| AgWeb
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.| Sioux Falls Live
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.| Sioux Falls Live
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.| Sioux Falls Live
The family farm Jenny Schlecht lives on was hit by a tornado on June 20. More than two months later, she explains how the recovery process has been long and painful.| Pine & Lakes Echo Journal
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
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
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| 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.| 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
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
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
