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Twelve days of fun, during the 2015 Minnesota State Fair, will come to an end on Labor Day. While Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban headlined this year’s grandstand shows, that…
I’m writing this blog late on Labor Day after driving about 700 miles home from Oklahoma City. I had so much fun over the holiday weekend with four of my…
Career experts say you should never talk politics or religion at work. Relationship experts say you should avoid both of these topics on a first date. Perhaps Iowans should add…
These crisp, cool mornings remind us that fall harvest is just around the corner. While farmers are making plans to harvest #Crop15, they’re also planning for next year’s crop. That’s…
As I was reading the Sunday paper – without bothering first to find my reading glasses – I was a little startled by what I read. Then I found my…
Throughout the growing season, we’ve talked about how keeping good field notes helps farmers select the best seed for each of their fields. One challenge that many farmers across the…
Pack a cooler and get ready for a one-of-a-kind Sunday drive across Franklin County on Sept. 20 from noon to 5 PM! Local farmers are hosting the 3rd Annual “Fresh…
The world is a big place, but it’s getting smaller every year. The “worldwide web” connects us at the touch of a button. Foreign investors are buying up farmland here…
Enchanted Acres pumpkin patch of Sheffield, Iowa is hosting a Make-A-Wish Fall Ball on September 26, 2015 from 9am to 5pm. A $5 per person, or $20 per carload gate…
President Obama on Sept. 15 signed an executive order requiring government agencies “to use behavioral science insights to ‘better serve the American people.’ According to a recent article in the…