This week on AgweekTV, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota wants to hear from farmers as he works on the new farm bill. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz puts strong support for ag in his proposed two-year budget. We talk again to Mikkel Pates as he prepares to end his long career in ag journalism. And it's considered a farm and industry staple — two brothers from Minnesota are honored for inventing the skid-steer loader.
WELCOME TO AGWEEK TV, I'M
EMILY
BEAL.
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NORTH DAKOTA SENATOR JOHN HOEVEN
IS PROMISING TO WORK WITH
FARMERS AND RANCHERS ON THE NEXT
FARM BILL. HE'S THE LEAD
REPUBLICAN ON THE SENATE AG AND
AG APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES.
HE SPOKE RECENTLY AT THE NORTH
DAKOTA GRAIN DEALERS ASSOCIATION
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CONVENTION IN FARGO.
HOEVEN EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE
OF STRONG AG POLICY IN THE U.S.
HE ALSO SAID ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THIS FARM
BILL IS STRENGTHENING CROP
INSURANCE.
JOHN HOEVEN: TO MAKE SURE THAT
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THE CROP INSURANCE FUNDING CAN'T
BE REDUCED UNILATERALLY BY USDA,
BY THE SECRETARY OF AG, WHEN HE
WANTS TO TAKE IT FOR SOME OTHER
PROGRAM. BECAUSE THEN THAT
REDUCES THE SUPPORT THAT OUR
FARMERS AND RANCHERS GET, AND
THEY NEED THAT SUPPORT, YOU
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KNOW, WHEN THEY HAVE A CROP
FAILURE. SO RIGHT UP FRONT
THAT'S ONE OF THE KEYS, IN
TERMS
OF NOT ONLY CROP INSURANCE, BUT
GETTING IT DONE RIGHT, SO IT'S
THERE FOR OUR FARMERS AND
RANCHERS.
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HOEVEN SAYS THIS IS IMPORTANT,
BECAUSE THE CURRENT SYSTEM CAN
LIMIT THE SUPPORT FARMERS GET
AFTER A CROP FAILURE. HE ALSO
SAYS ADDRESSING SUPPLY CHAIN
ISSUES IS A KEY PART OF REDUCING
INFLATION.
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MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ
RELEASED HIS PROPOSED TWO-YEAR
BUDGET THIS WEEK.
IN IT, WALZ IS PRIORITIZING TAX
RELIEF FOR FARMERS, BIODIESEL,
AND RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE. HE
OUTLINED HIS PRIORITIES THIS
WEEK TO AT THE ANNUAL MINNESOTA
AG EXPO IN MANKATO. THE STATE
HAS ITS BIGGEST BUDGET SURPLUS
IN HISTORY, AND AG LEADERS SAY
THEY HOPE THAT TRANSLATES TO A
STRONG AG BUDGET. TOM SLUNECKA
(SS-LUN-EH-KAH)
, CEO OF THE MINNESOTA SOYBEAN
RESEARCH AND PROMOTION COUNCIL,
SAYS HE'S VERY PLEASED WITH
THE
GOVERNOR'S FOCUS ON AG.
TOM SLUNECKA: THEIR DEDICATION
TO RENEWABLE DIESEL, BIO-DIESEL,
ETHANOL, I THINK IS VERY, VERY
KEY FOR DRIVING THE ECONOMICS OF
OUR STATE, AND THE FACT THAT WE
HAVE A FANTASTIC DEPARTMENT OF
AG.
SLUNECKA
SAYS THEY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE
MORE MONEY IN THE AG BUDGET
ALLOTTED FOR THE PORT OF DULUTH,
WHICH HE SAYS IS POISED TO BE
IMPORTANT FOR MOVING SOYBEAN
PRODUCTS TO THE U.K.AND OTHER
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. IT WOULD BE
CHEAPER TO SHIP OUT OF DULUTH
THAN THE GULF OF MEXICO OR
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
CLEANING BARNS AND HAULING
MANURE IS A LABOR INTENSIVE
CHORE FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS.
BUT A PAIR OF BROTHERS
REVOLUTIONIZED THE JOB WITH
THEIR INVENTION, THAT'S STOOD
THE TEST OF TIME. I VISITED
FORMAN, NORTH DAKOTA, WHERE I
MET WITH THE SON AND NEPHEW OF
THE BROTHERS WHO INVENTED THE
WORLD FAMOUS BOBCAT SKID STEER
LOADER.
JOE: IT WAS THE FALL OF '56
WHEN
THE INSPIRATION TO BUILD THE
FIRST KELLER LOADER CAME
JOE KELLER'S FATHER, LOUIS
KELLER AND HIS UNCLE, CYRIL
KELLER, OWNED AND OPERATED A
MACHINIST SHOP IN MINNESOTA IN
THE 1950'S AFTER BOTH SERVING
IN
WORLD WAR II. A TURKEY FARMER
APPROACHED THEM WANTING A PIECE
OF SELF-PROPELLED EQUIPMENT THAT
WAS LIGHT ENOUGH TO BE LIFTED TO
THE BARN'S SECOND FLOOR AND
SMALL ENOUGH TO CLEAN AROUND THE
TURKEY BARN'S UPRIGHT POLES.
THE
FARMER WAS HESITANT AT FIRST
WHEN THE MACHINE HAD NO STEERING
WHEEL, WHICH WAS UNHEARD OF AT
THE TIME. BUT AFTER SEEING THE
MACHINE CLEAN THE BARN, HE
CHANGED HIS MIND.
JOE: AND THEN HE BOUGHT TWO OF
THEM. SO HE BOUGHT TWO JUST
BECAUSE OF THAT DEMONSTRATION,
YOU HAD TO DEMONSTRATE IT OR YOU
COULD NOT SELL IT.
JAMES TOYNE BEGAN WORKING FOR
THE KELLER BROTHERS IN 1956 AS A
WELDER. HE COULDN'T BELIEVE,
AT
THE TIME, THAT THE LOADER WOULD
HAVE THE DEMAND IT DID.
JAMES TOYNE: LOUIS USED TO COME
INTO THE LUNCH ROOM WITH THIS
ONE RIGHT HERE AND SPIN AROUND
AS WE WERE EATING LUNCH. I
REMEMBER ONE DAY HE SAID, WHAT
DO YOU GUYS THINK? A MACHINE
LIKE THIS COMPLETE WITH A BUCKET
WOULD SELL FOR $2,000? I THOUGHT
OH BOY AND KINDA DOUBTED IT,
THAT WAS A LOT OF MONEY. WE WERE
WRONG. *CHUCKLES*
THE KELLER LOADER QUICKLY CAUGHT
THE ATTENTION OF MELROE
MANUFACTURING COMPANY, NOW KNOWN
AS BOBCAT, AND INVITED THE
BROTHERS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR IT
AT THE 1957 MINNESOTA STATE
FAIR. THE DEMO WAS A SUCCESS AND
THE MELROE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
WON THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO THE
MACHINE. IT HIRED THE KELLER
BROTHERS TO REFINE THE DESIGN
AND PUT THE MACHINE INTO
PRODUCTION...NOW KNOWN AS THE
BOBCAT SKID-STEER, IT'S
UNIVERSALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE
INDUSTRY LEADER.
JOE: THE TRACTOR REPLACED THE
HORSE AND OXEN. AND THE BOBCAT
REPLACED THE PITCHFORK AND WHEEL
BARROW.
THE KELLER BROTHERS HAVE BEEN
SELECTED AS 2023 INDUCTEES INTO
THE NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF
FAME.
THIS WEEK, THE AGWEEK LIVESTOCK
TOUR TAKES US TO NORTH-CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA, WHERE WE MEET A
RANCHER WHO'S ALSO A
CONSULTANT
ON MEAT AND FOOD ISSUES AROUND
THE COUNTRY.
TRAVIS MADDOCK: OUR PHILOSOPHY
IS THAT THE CATTLE ARE JUST A
MEANS FOR US TO REALLY BUILD
SOILS AND BUILD HEALTHY LAND.
TRAVIS MADDOCK USES A
REGENERATIVE GRAZING SYSTEM TO
FINISH CATTLE AT MADDOCK RANCH.
THEY HAVE A COMMERCIAL HERD OF
100 COWS, AND FEED ABOUT 400 TO
500 CALVES A YEAR. HIS DAD
BRIAN STARTED ROTATIONAL GRAZING
IN THE 1980S.
NATS: SOUND OF FEED BEING POURED
ALTHOUGH THE WINTER AND EARLY
SPRING CAN BE A CHALLENGING TIME
FOR CATTLE PRODUCERS IN THE
UPPER MIDWEST, MADDOCK SAYS
SUMMERS ARE IDEAL.
TRAVIS MADDOCK: I MEAN, THE SUN
COMES UP AT FIVE IN THE MORNING,
IT DOESN'T GO DOWN UNTIL 10:
30.
WE HAVE AN EXTREMELY LONG PHOTO
PERIOD THAT CAN GROW GRASS. AND
WE'VE GOT THE TEMPERATURES AND
GENERAL, MOST OF THE TIME
MOISTURE, SO WE CAN GROW A LOT
OF GRASS UP HERE, FOR ABOUT
THREE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR
(LAUGHS).
MADDOCK HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE
IN
MEAT SCIENCE FROM TEXAS A AND M,
AND A DOCTORATE IN RUMINANT
NUTRITION FROM NDSU. IN
ADDITION TO RANCHING, HE OWNS
AND OPERATES DAKOTA GLOBAL
CONSULTING. HE ADVISES MEAT AND
FOOD COMPANIES ABOUT FOOD
SAFETY, CONSUMER ISSUES AND
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
TRAVIS MADDOCK: WE WORK WITH
MEAT COMPANIES, WE DO
FEASIBILITY, WE DO DUE DILIGENCE
WE CAN DO PROOF OF CONCEPT, GO
TO LENDERS, BUSINESS PLANS FOR
MEAT START-UPS OR RE-WORKS.
AND, HE SAYS HIS CONSULTING
BUSINESS MAKES HIM A BETTER
RANCHER, TOO.
TRAVIS MADDOCK: I GET A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME YOU
KNOW, IN MEAT PACKING PLANTS
AND WORKING WITH RETAILERS AND
CONSUMERS. I GET A GREAT CHANCE
TO SAY HEY WHAT DO YOU GUYS LOOK
FOR? WHAT DO YOU WANT? AND THEN
WE CAN COME BACK AND TRY TO DO
SOME OF THOSE THINGS ON THE
RANCH.
ALTHOUGH MADDOCK RANCHES WITH
HIS WIFE,KIDS, HIS PARENTS,
BROTHERS AND THEIR WIVES, HE
SAYS THEY'RE BREAKING THE
PARADIGM OF WHAT A TRADITIONAL
FAMILY OPERATION SHOULD BE, AS
THEY ALL HAVE JOBS OFF THE
RANCH.
TRAVIS MADDOCK: I DON'T VIEW
THE RANCH AS AN END ALL. IT'S
NOT WHO I AM, IT'S NOT MY
IDENTITY. IT'S PART OF MY WORK,
IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I
ENJOY
AN AWFUL LOT.
MADDOCK SAYS THEIR TRADITION IS
TO CALVE IN THE SUMMER, WHEN THE
CATTLE ARE OUT ON GRASS. WE'LL
HAVE ANOTHER STOP ON THE
LIVESTOCK TOUR, LATER IN THE
SHOW.
THE AGWEEK LIVESTOCK TOUR IS
SPONSORED BY FARMERS MUTUAL OF
NEBRASKA, 701X AUTONOMOUS
RANCHER, AND STOCKMAN'S
LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE
COMING UP ON AGWEEK TV...WE
VISIT WITH THE RETIRING MIKKEL
PATES, ABOUT SOME OF HIS
BIGGEST AND MOST MEMORABLE
AGWEEK TV STORIES.
MIKKEL PATES IS RETIRING THIS
MONTH, AFTER MORE THAN FORTY
YEARS IN MORE THAN MONTH, AFTER
RETIRING THIS MIKKEL PATES IS
RETIRING THIS MONTH, AFTER MORE
THAN FORTY YEARS IN AG
JOURNALISM. IN 2015, HE ADDED
TV TO HIS AG COVERAGE. ROSE DUNN
TALKED TO HIM ABOUT SOME OF THE
BIGGEST STORIES HE'S COVERED
FOR
US AT AGWEEK TV...
ROSE: IN 2015, AGWEEK TV CAME ON
THE AIR AND MIKEL GAMELY AGREED
TO LEARN A WHOLE NEW SKILL VIDEO
AND TELLING STORIES FOR TV. YOU
ALREADY WERE A VISUAL
STORYTELLER WITH YOUR
PHOTOGRAPHY, BUT THIS, THIS WAS
DIFFERENT.
MIKKEL: OH YES. YOU HAVE A LOT
OF THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO TO ADD
SOME THINGS VISUALLY, B-ROLL.
AND YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT
POSITIONING YOUR CAMERA TO MAKE
IT, YOU KNOW, THE REPORTER MORE
PART OF THE STORY.
ROSE: AND YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY
GO OUT THERE AND FACE PEOPLE
THAT YOU MAYBE COULD HAVE JUST
TALKED TO ON THE PHONE OR
INFORMATION YOU COULD HAVE
GOTTEN OUT OF COURT RECORDS.
WHICH BRINGS ME TO SOME OF YOUR
BIGGEST, MOST READ, MOST WATCHED
STORIES. HUNTER HANSEN, RON
MCMARTIN, VERY BIG THEFT AND
FRAUD CASES IN THE AG WORLD IN
THE LAST FEW YEARS.
MIKKEL: THE MOST INVOLVED STORY
FOR ME WAS THE HUNTER HANSEN
STORY, BECAUSE HERE YOU HAVE A
KID THAT'S 19, 20 YEARS OLD,
OVER 18 MONTHS TRADES $23
MILLION WORTH OF GRAIN, AND HE
ENDED UP NOT PAYING $11 MILLION
AND GOING TO A FEDERAL PRISON
FOR EIGHT YEARS PLUS. YOU KNOW,
GOING OUT THERE, MEETING HIS
VICTIMS, TALKING TO THE PEOPLE
THAT HE TRIED TO BAMBOOZLE OR
DID, WAS IMPORTANT, I FELT, TO
KEEP THE ATTENTION ON THIS GUY
BECAUSE HE WAS REALLY HAD DONE
SOMETHING REMARKABLE.
ROSE: JERRY HENNESSEY AT THE
ASHBY CO-OP IS ANOTHER.
MIKKEL: STEALING FROM THE
ELEVATOR AND WRITING COMPANY
COMPANY CHECKS TO GO
INTERNATIONAL. BIG GAME HUNTING.
THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLE ONE.
ROSE: AND IT'S NOT ALL THEFT
AND
CRIME AND FRAUD. YOU'VE DONE
SO
MANY GREAT FEATURES STORIES.
MIKKEL: MY FAVORITE KIND OF
FARMER STORY IS ONE WHERE YOU
HAVE THE FARMER THAT IS DOING
VERY WELL AND MAYBE INNOVATIVE
IN SOMETHING AND BUT THEY HAVE
TRANSMITTED THIS ENTHUSIASM AND
EXCITEMENT FOR AGRICULTURE INTO
THEIR CHILDREN. MAYBE YOU'RE
WRITING ABOUT PEOPLE COMING UP
WITH MARKER THING. AND SO I WENT
TO CUBA WITH WHEN JOHN HOEVEN
WAS GOVERNOR AND WAS TRYING TO
HELP FARMERS PEDDLE BEANS AND
OTHER PRODUCTS TO CUBA. SO
IT'S BEEN A VERY WIDE RANGING,
FASCINATING BUSINESS. AND I FEEL
LIKE I'M JUST SORT OF
SCRATCHING
THE SURFACE, HAVING DONE IT A
LONG TIME, AS YOU YOU GET CALLS
FROM A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE WHO
HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON AND THEN
YOU HAVE SOMEBODY TO CALL AND
CHECK WHETHER THE THINGS THAT
YOU ARE HEARING ARE ARE ACTUAL
REAL THINGS OR NOT.
ROSE: ANOTHER POPULAR STORY WAS
THE WELL, IT SPEAKS TO THE AG
PILOT SHORTAGE.
MIKKEL: YOU KNOW, THE REAGAN'S
FLIGHT SCHOOL DOWN IN MADISON,
SOUTH DAKOTA, A I SUPPOSE IT'S
ONE OF THE MORE FUN AND
ADVENTUROUS THINGS I'VE DONE
IS
GET TO GO IN ONE OF THESE PLANES
AND TO BE IN IT AND HAVE THAT
EXPERIENCE WAS A LOT OF FUN.
ROSE: AND THE GOOD NEWS IS
MIKKEL WILL STILL ON HIS OWN
SCHEDULE, CONTRIBUTE TO AGWEEK
NOW AND THEN.
MIKKEL: NOW AND THEN AND CERTAIN
PROJECTS THAT MAYBE I CAN'T
LEAVE ALONE.
ROSE: IT GETS IN
YOUR BLOOD.
MIKKEL: IT DOES.
ROSE: WELL, BEST WISHES TO YOU
AND BARB FOR A WONDERFUL
RETIREMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR ALL YOUR GREAT WORK.
MIKKEL: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
YOU CAN WATCH ROSE'S COMPLETE
INTERVIEW WITH MIKKEL ON
AHEAD ON AGWEEK TV...WE'LL
TELL
YOU ABOUT A CHANCE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT CARBON OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FARMERS AND RANCHERS.
AGRIWEATHER OUTLOOK AGRIWEATHER
OUTLOOK SPONSORED BY EXCALIA
FUNGICIDE FROM VALENT U.S.A.
HOW WILL THE WEATHER FARE AS THE
REGION PREPARES TO ENTER
FEBRUARY? HERE'S JOHN WITH OUR
AGRI-WEATHER OUTLOOK.
EMILY: WELCOME BACK TO OUR SHOW.
JOINING ME NOW IS MARK WATNE
FROM NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS UNION.
AND DAVID RIPPLINGER FROM NDSU
EXTENSION. THEY HAVE A NEW EVENT
COMING UP IN FEBRUARY. GO AHEAD
AND TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THAT.
MARK: YES, WE'RE DOING THE
EVOLUTION AG SUMMIT ON CARBON
AND WE'RE BRINGING A LOT OF
PEOPLE IN TO TRY TO EDUCATE
FARMERS AND RANCHERS ON A
PROGRAM THAT'S COMING WITH
LOTS
OF OPPORTUNITY.
DAVID: WE COULDN'T AGREE MORE
IN
TERMS OF THE GROWING IMPORTANCE
OF CARBON. IT'S A REAL
OPPORTUNITY FACING PRODUCERS
TODAY. WE KNOW THIS. THEY'RE
HAVING CONVERSATIONS SINCE IN
MANY CASES THE CONTRACT IS ON
THE TABLE AND IT'S A BIG
DECISION AND I'M REALLY
EXCITED
THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DAY
TO GET FARMERS FROM THE REGION
UP TO SPEED ON THIS, TO GIVE
THEM THE FRAMEWORK, THE TOOLS,
THE BACKGROUND, SO THEY CAN MAKE
AN INFORMED DECISION.
MARK: $15, $10 AN ACRE IS BEING
OFFERED RIGHT NOW IN MANY PLACES
FOR LIKE A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT,
BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T HAVE
MUCH
TIED TO IT. IT'S MORE OF A A
BROKER TRYING TO GET YOU TO SIGN
UP AND THEN THEY GO OUT AND
MARKET YOUR ACRES. I THINK IT'S
A LITTLE PREMATURE FOR FARMERS
TO BE DOING THAT. I DON'T LIKE
TELLING FARMERS WHAT TO DO WHEN
THEY HAVE INCOME STREAMS
POTENTIAL, BUT I THINK FARMERS
NEED TO GET EDUCATED VERY WELL.
SO WHEN THEY MAKE THOSE
DECISIONS OF BEING PART OF
SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE GETTING
AS MUCH VALUE AS THEY CAN. AND,
YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
CHS, WE'LL HAVE ADM, MARATHON,
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, WE HAVE NDSU, WE
HAVE MIDWEST, AG ENERGY ON WITH
THE ETHANOL. WE HAVE JUST A TON
OF EXPERTISE. WE ALSO HAVE THE
MILLENNIAL FARMER ZACH JOHNSON
COMING, WHO SHOULD APPEAL TO A
LOT OF THE YOUNGER FARMERS AND I
THINK THEY'RE GOING TO GET A
LOT
OF GOOD TASTE OF WHAT'S OUT
THERE AND WHAT THEY SHOULD BE
WATCHING FOR AS THIS DEVELOPS.
EMILY: SO WHEN IS THIS EVENT?
GIVE US THE EXACT DETAILS.
MARK: SO IT'S FEBRUARY 21ST.
WE
HAVE A ONE DAY EVENT IN
JAMESTOWN AT THE NORTH DAKOTA
FARMERS UNION OFFICE. WE'RE
PLANNING FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED
PEOPLE TO SHOW UP, SO WE SHOULD
HAVE A REALLY GOOD ATTENDANCE.
AND REGISTRATION IS STARTED ON
NDFU.ORG , AND IT'S A $30 TO
REGISTER, SO IT'S NOT VERY
EXPENSIVE AND YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE JUST A WHOLE LOT OF TALENT
IN THAT ROOM THAT YOU'LL GET
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
EMILY: WELL, IT'S CERTAINLY AN
INTERESTING TOPIC AND GOOD LUCK
AT YOUR EVENT. MARK WATNE AND
DAVID RIPPLINGER.
STILL AHEAD ON AGWEEK TV...OUR
LIVESTOCK TOUR VISITS A CATTLE
PRODUCER WHO'S ALREADY
CALVING...
ANOTHER STOP ON OUR ANOTHER STOP
ON OUR LIVESTOCK TOUR TAKES US
TO HITTERDAL, MINNESOTA, WHERE
GARY JACOBSON IS ALREADY BUSY
CALVING.
ALTHOUGH THE EDGE OF THE RED
RIVER VALLEY ISN'T PRIME
CATTLE
COUNTRY, JACOBSON RAISES RED
ANGUS, WITH A FEW BLACK ANGUS
MIXED IN. HE SAYS LIKES THE RED
ANGUS FOR THEIR DISPOSITION. HE
LIKES TO FIT CALVING INTO A
FIVE-WEEK WINDOW, STARTING IN
MID-JANUARY, SO HE DOESN'T
HAVE
TO CALVE IN THE MUD. HE CALLS
THE GROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR
"MINNESOTA CONCRETE", AND HE
SAYS IT'S MUCH EASIER TO CALVE
ON.
GARY JACOBSON: WE TRY TO DO IT
IN A FIVE-WEEK WINDOW. AND YOU
KNOW, IT'S LABOR INTENSE, BUT
IT'S OVER AND DONE AND YOU
KNOW,
LESS TIME TO GET BURNED OUT.
DURING CALVING SEASON, JACOBSON
SAYS HE SLEEPS IN THE BARN, BUT
HE JOKINGLY CALLS IT THE HILTON,
BECAUSE IT HAS SEVERAL
AMENITIES, INCLUDING SATELLITE
TV AND A KITCHEN. JACOBSON WILL
AUCTION OFF 65 BULLS ON MARCH
16TH.
STORIES YOU'LL ONLY SEE ON
AGWEEK.COM AND IN AGWEEK
MAGAZINE THIS WEEK.
MINNESOTA CORN GROWERS RECENTLY
HONORED SENATOR TORREY WESTROM,
WHOSE FARM UPBRINGING INSPIRES
HIS POLICY WORK.
AND A BILL IN THE NORTH DAKOTA
LEGISLATURE WOULD EXPAND WHO
COULD OWN LIVESTOCK AND LAND
UNDER THE STATE'S ANTI-
CORPORATE
FARMING LAW.
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TO KEEP UP ON ALL YOUR AG NEWS.
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK
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