Tri-State Neighbor

Amateur baseball

I tell people I never played baseball as a kid, but of course that’s not completely true.

Farmers, community celebrate ag together

As attendees dined, speakers from all sectors of agriculture spoke about the importance of farming to feed a hungry world.

Crary Ag hosting first-ever Full Pod event

WEST FARGO, N.D. – Crary Ag welcomes known agricultural YouTube stars, The Millennial Farmer, Brian of Brian’s Farming Videos, Cole the Cornstar and Larson Farms in a one-night event, live on stage this Dec. 15.

Ranch story gets a world-wide audience

What happens when Jaclyn shares ranch life on YouTube? "People from all over the world reached out to comment. Most have never stepped foot on a ranch, but all of a sudden they were seeing how we raised beef."

Healthcare back when

The first incident of a serious health situation, although I didn’t realize it at the time, was when my little sister, Mary Haug, at about age 3, was diagnosed with rheumatic fever.

Re-planting, re-building shuffles priorities after series of damaging storms

It’s been a summer of farmers working backward, in order to go forward in parts of storm-ravaged Nebraska and South Dakota.

Soil health showcase: Wessington Springs farm hosts tour highlighting soil-building practices

“If you take care of the land, the land will take care of you.” That was the message when Scott Kolousek addressed a crowd of about 30 on his farm near Wessington Springs during a soil health tour July 21.

Minnesota governor candidates talk COVID, rural issues at Farmfest

Rural issues were at the forefront in the first debate between Minnesota gubernatorial candidates as incumbent Gov. Tim Walz and Republican challenger Scott Jensen took the stage in a packed building at Farmfest Aug. 3.

Hay bale art raises money for Redwood County 4-H clubs

Farmfest visitors were greeted by friendly animals made out of hay bales, creations of local 4-Hers.

Working together to preserve working grasslands

Unique partners are collaborating to showcase the environmental benefits of cattle production.

Farmers, livestock welcome break from the heat

The heat and wind have taken a toll on our little creek that used to run through our place. It has officially dried up like it did in 2012. The garden hose has gotten longer.

Travels get interesting with a truck in the shop

Well, it was one of those weeks. Sometimes life would be a heck of a lot simpler if it just went as planned, but for some reason it doesn’t seem to happen that way.

There’s help for handling life’s storms

When you live in the heart of a relatively large city, the sound of sirens is not an uncommon occurrence. ... This year, more than a few of those sirens have been the precursor to a weather-related trip to the basement.

The wonders of irrigation

The slanting sun caught the water spraying from the nozzles and made it sparkle like a cloud of jewels above the green crops. It was enough to take a person’s breath away.

Get inspired by Farmfest’s family events on Thursday, Aug. 4

Every person who regularly goes to Farmfest needs to take at least one year to attend on Thursday – the day that IDEAg has set aside for farm family recognition and activities.

Get to know your legislators/leaders at Farmfest Forums

Contributing to the success of Farmfest are town hall forums held each day of the large outdoor show. Farmfest will be held Aug. 2-4, 2022. The forums are held at the Wick Buildings Farmfest Center, located near the center of the Farmfest grounds.

AI day calls for creative moves

For everyone out there that has worked cattle at any time, I’m sure you are well aware the struggles of getting them into working pens once, not to mention the same working pens four times in two weeks.

My phone and I go shopping

With the sky-rocketing cost of food, I decided to finally sign up for digital coupons at the main supermarket where I shop.

A new way to hay

Five New Way Harvesters make their way through a wheat field in McLaughlin, S.D., in this 1940s photo from the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum.

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Tri-State Neighbor Crop Watchers

Dr. Ray Ward: A name synonymous with soil

When Dr. Ray Ward travels to the Nebraska State Capitol, he is not scanning the horizon for the city skyline. He sees the remnants of the moraine glacier and the diversity of the soils all around.

Oat harvest begins, but yields are down

"We made our first bag of oats for the season. With the acres, we should have filled a 300-foot bag, but it made a bit more than half."

A roarin’ good float

The Four-Legged Holy Terror was the star of the float in her lion mane. With her tan coloring and extremely long tail, the entire parade route was full of children and adults pointing her out.