http://www.the-land.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:24:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_347151826.html http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_347151826.html The DeVries family of rural Albert Lea got an ‘Extreme Makeover’ for the holidays, courtesy of the ABC television network. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:19:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_347123143.html http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_347123143.html For a first trip out of the United States, Justin Krell is making it a doozy -- He'll will be among 50 FFA officers from around the country, including four others from Minnesota, to take an educational-agricultural trip to China. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:16:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_347120225.html http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_347120225.html Nowadays it seems like we Christians are being forced to accommodate those of other religions, and that we should be ashamed to tell someone “Merry Christmas” lest we offend them. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:22:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_331110624.html http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_331110624.html This hasn’t been the best of years for hog producers, but new National Pork Board CEO Chris Novak sees things looking up for that sector heading into 2009. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:14:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_297165028.html http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_297165028.html It doesn’t matter what line of work you are in, the discussion always comes down to money. Agriculture is not any different. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:20:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_281165630.html http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_281165630.html Livestock producers are in the business of raising livestock. No simpler statement has ever been said. How they raise that livestock is not so simple. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:24:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_254121244.html http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_254121244.html Rabbits are just supposed to sit there and be cute and furry, right? Not so, says a group of 4-H’ers. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:20:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_253175137.html http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_253175137.html Technology initiative shows kids there's more to 4-H than ag Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:11:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_234162503.html http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_234162503.html Every farmer and family knows where they want to be — financially independent. But how do you get there? Especially in the unfamiliar territory of the recent marketing climate. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:11:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_171101840.html http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_171101840.html Even though we are in the 21st century, and race should not matter, I’m afraid it still does to all too many in this country. I don’t care about the color, gender, party affiliation, dietary habits, or whether or not they are a pet owner. What matters to me is if they can do the job. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:16:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_151155136.html http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_151155136.html German-Prussian politician Otto von Bismarck once said, “Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made.” With the recent completion of the 2007 farm bill, that saying took on greater significance. Fri, 23 May 2008 03:16:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_142113813.html http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_142113813.html This year’s winners of The Land scholarships share a lot of similarities. Both Katherine Rusch and Simon Kern plan on attending South Dakota State University in Brookings, and both plan to major in animal science. Both plan on working toward a career in the livestock nutrition field. Both were active in their local FFA chapters, and both grew up in the same area of Minnesota. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:17:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_102113025.html http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_102113025.html Teamwork. That’s the strength that the 1982-83 Minnesota Future Farmers of America officer team had going for them. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:15:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_073115403.html http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_073115403.html March brings the anticipation of the upcoming growing season, but it also brings business that needs to be tended to prior to getting the planter rolling — research and promotion council elections. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:12:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_031095158.html http://www.the-land.com/l_mindsKRS/local_story_031095158.html While it’s noble for a farmer to think of the past — the family’s farmers who toiled the same land, he must also think of the present and the future. Hanging onto a losing enterprise for the sake of the family name can ruin the family’s present and future.