My name is Jordan Fontenello, and I want to work for you as your next District 3 Fillmore County Commissioner. I have lived and worked in Southeastern Minnesota for most of my life, and have been a resident of Fillmore County for more than 20 years. Together with my wife Rebecca (daughter of Duane and Kathy Mensink), and our son Aeric, we live in Greenleafton, a small community … [Read more...]
Public meetings on invasive weeds along the Root River
Please come join us for two public meetings being held on April 4, 2019, to talk about invasive plant species – such as Japanese hops – along the Root River. The first meeting will be held from 3-5 p.m. at the Houston Community Center, 109 W Maple St, Houston, Minn. 55943 and the second meeting will be held from 6-8 PM at the MiEnergy building 31110 Cooperative Way, City of … [Read more...]
Wildlife in winter: It hasn’t been easy
As you know, it’s been a very harsh winter; one of the coldest and snowiest on record! It hasn’t been easy for us or for most of Minnesota’s wildlife. From deer to songbirds — it’s nothing less than amazing that anything has been able to survive. Unfortunately, some will perish. “We’re starting to get reports of wildlife mortality that is weather related,” said Jaime Edwards, … [Read more...]
LACF announces annual banquet with special guest speaker
The Lanesboro Area Community Foundation (LACF) announces its Annual Banquet including a special guest speaker. The LACF Annual Dinner is scheduled for Sunday, April 7, 2019, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Lanesboro Community Center. The LACF Board of Directors is proud to announce the guest speaker at the Annual Banquet will be Lanesboro native Dean Johnson. Dean Johnson has … [Read more...]
Bloodmobile coming to Harmony on April 2
Harmony will be hosting a bloodmobile at the Harmony Community Center from 1-7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. All donors will be required to provide identification before donating, so please remember your donor card or driver’s license. Right now, the Red Cross has less than a three-day supply of most blood types, and blood products are being distributed to hospitals faster … [Read more...]
Seed First and Chuck’s Feed & Grain working together for best service
Seed First, LLC is a welcome sight to many local residents not only in Fountain, Minn., where the business is located, but to many people in the surrounding area as well. Father and son team Paul and Corey Hamann have constructed a new building on Fountain’s Main Street after demolishing the buildings on the lot that used to hold Fountain Feed & Grain and more recently, … [Read more...]
The dirt on Stealth Ag
For nearly a decade, Stealth Ag in Harmony has been involved in dirty deeds. Or more accurately, deeds having to do with the dirt that raises our local crops. Brent Hjelmeland recently gave a glimpse inside his work and company. Explaining how his company started, Hjelmeland stated, “It was 2010. My family and I had moved back to the area a couple years before that. I … [Read more...]
Farmers encouraged to participate in annual survey Wheat and hay growers should anticipate calls in March/Aprila
ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is encouraging farmers to take part in its annual pesticide and fertilizer use survey. This year the phone survey is directed at wheat and hay growers. The data helps the MDA track the use of agricultural chemicals on Minnesota farms and provides guidance to educational and research programs. The survey should begin … [Read more...]
Soil health case studies share farmer knowledge, experiences
Farmers can turn to a new set of case studies to learn about the experiences of southwest Minnesota farmers in adopting soil health practices. University of Minnesota research assistant Kathy Dooley visited farms and interviewed farmers in late 2018 to develop case study profiles of nine farms in southwestern Minnesota. Farmers were selected to participate in the project based … [Read more...]
Big, fast and sometimes deadly Avoid the risk of being run over by one of the farm’s most powerful tools
Power and size are two features that make farm tractors so valuable – and dangerous. Modern technology is helping make tractors safer in many ways, but some 60 people still die each year after being run over by a tractor. Aaron Yoder, Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s (UNMC) College of Public Health, Department of Environmental, Agricultural … [Read more...]