An Illinois native who moved to Iowa to study biology never thought he’d end up working as a programmer for a multinational agriculture company in southern Minnesota. But that’s exactly what happened to Marco Uribe. Uribe began his cross-state journey in 2016, as a freshman at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. A multicultural scholarship award represented a key […]
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Koob goes border-to-border on cross-state bike trek
FREEPaul Koob used to ride his bike from his home in Lakefield to work at AGCO in Jackson. Last month, he rode his bike across the state of Minnesota — the long way. Koob, a material handler for AGCO Jackson Operations, said he got the idea to ride from the Welcome to Minnesota sign south of Bigelow to the Canadian […]
Meyer excited to serve as 4-H summer intern
FREEMartin County native Jazlyn Meyer is the 2020 Jackson County 4-H summer intern. Meyer was raised on a small farm just outside of Fairmont and graduated from Fairmont High School in 2018. She is currently attending South Central College in Mankato and planning to transfer to Minnesota State University, Mankato upon earning her associate degree from South Central. Upon transferring […]
Where’s the beef?
FREEWith prices paid to cattlemen for their cattle continuing to fall and the price of beef at the grocery stores continuing to climb, many a consumer is questioning those higher prices and wondering what is causing them. Now, with the closure of several beef packing plants, those consumers might think they have an answer. But, local cattlemen say, that is […]
Schumacher takes unique approach to growing
FREEZach Schumacher of Heron Lake is into growing trees and shrubs, but grows them using a different method that ends up benefiting his growing numbers of customers’ plants both in terms of growth and survival. “I started out selling container-grown trees and shrubs two years ago,” Schumacher said. “Every plant species is different, so it is difficult to really say […]
Bosma excited to continue farming legacy, serve on board
FREERodney Bosma and his family operate a diversified farming operation located in Nobles and Jackson counties in Minnesota and Osceola County in Iowa. The operation currently consists of corn, soybeans and hay production. The family also raises cattle and hogs. Bosma said he is excited and blessed to be working alongside the family farm’s fifth generation. “I am excited to […]
Jackson-made track system makes new combine unique
FREEA cutting-edge track system designed and manufactured in Jackson is poised to help revolutionize harvesting in North America. Introduced to the Canadian market last year and available for limited field demonstrations in the United States during the fall 2018 harvest, the Fendt IDEAL combine was officially introduced to American farmers earlier this year at the National Farm Machinery Show in […]
After traveling world, Jensen comes back home
FREEDan Jensen, the newly named vice president and branch manager of Currie State Bank’s Okabena location, was raised near Heron Lake and graduated from Heron Lake-Okabena High School in 1985. But between then and now, Jensen traveled the world with the U.S. Army. “Actually, I have more military experience than banking experience,” Jensen said. Following graduation from high school, Jensen […]