By Stacy Fritz Chatfield FFA continues its level of excellence through leadership, academics and community service. This past year, we had 11 FFA members who received their MN State FFA Degree. This brings us to a total of 100 members who have received this degree in Chatfield FFA history. As a chapter we were awarded the 3 Star Chapter Award for the eighth year in a … [Read more...]
Spring Grove FFA Chapter
Fillmore Central FFA Gearing Up for FFA Week
By Kayla Koch Fillmore Central FFA has had a busy year and is ready for more to come! Many Career and Leadership Development Events teams like General Livestock, Horse, Dairy, Poultry, Milk Quality, Floriculture, Fish and Wildlife, Companion Animal, Crops, Ag Mechanics, and Best Informed Greenhand have competed throughout the year. Eight students attended the … [Read more...]
Cutting Edge Fitness
What do St. Charles, Rushford and Chatfield have in common? Well, one thing they have in common is that they all are home to a fitness gym called Cutting Edge Fitness established by Jarred Burt. Growing up in St. Charles, Jarred Burt liked sports, especially football. He played football at St. Charles and RCTC as well as some semi-pro. After coaching football at St. Charles … [Read more...]
Studio 52, Premier Cycling Studio
Tiffany Danielson opened the doors of her Studio 52 Premier Cycling Studio on November 6, 2023; the studio, located in the basement of her home near Prosper (10631 US Hwy. 52, Mabel, Minn.) had 10 bikes available. Tiffany had started going to fitness cycling classes at a Decorah studio in 2018. The studio closed during COVID and reopened in the summer of 2020. When the … [Read more...]
A Banner Year for Conservation in Fillmore County
By Riley Buley On behalf of Fillmore Soil and Water, I would like to thank the Fillmore County Journal for again providing a platform for us to update the public on what the District has been up to in 2024. Fillmore SWCD was optimistic to project a bright 2024 during our last newspaper update and appealed to area residents to continue implementing conservation practices on … [Read more...]
What is Soil Health?
By Hunter Slifka Soil health is a growing word and practice in the farming industry, especially in southeast Minnesota. What is soil health? Soil health may mean a lot of different things to each grower, from reduced tillage, to increased organic matter, to planting green, to improved water infiltration. All are right answers, and honestly, there are no wrong answers. Soil … [Read more...]
2024 Fillmore County Outstanding Conservationists Carter and Abigail Lee – South Fork Cattle Company
Fillmore SWCD would like to recognize and congratulate Carter and Abigail Lee and their family of Rushford, Minn. The Lee family has been utilizing Federal dollars through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program. (EQIP) and Root River One Watershed One Plan (RR1W1P) funding to establish pasture management by converting cropland and permanent pasture to a rotational grazing … [Read more...]
Sharpen your Environmental Knowledge with Envirothon
By Aaren Mathison Conservation Technician Fillmore SWCD Every year, the MN Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts organizes a comprehensive, outdoor learning event that is one of the state’s largest environmental education competitions for 6th-12th grade students. This Envirothon, as it is called, focuses on aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife and … [Read more...]
Fillmore County SWCD Tree Sales
We are entering our 28th year of tree sales here in Fillmore County. We sell approximately 10,000 trees a year. We offer deciduous trees in bareroot stock and coniferous trees in both bareroot and potted stock. Bareroot trees are sold in bundles of 25. Over the years we have also included seed mixes such as bee mix, wildflower and pollinator seed, as well as tree mats, … [Read more...]