By Robert Williams Editor It was not difficult to appreciate the area in which we live after seeing the headlines that came out of the Fourth of July holiday and the ensuing days, especially in Minnesota’s metro areas. Holidays like the Fourth are meant to celebrate the country and honor those who died defending this land and… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Haying season is in full swing with the majority of the first crop stacked at the farm.   We have 160 acres to go and those fields usually only get one cutting. We have 532 bales run through the baler so far and there should be another 300 or more for… Read More

There is, perhaps, nothing more American than watching a bunch of adults stuff their faces with enough hot dogs to feed an entire school. Give me freedom, give me fireworks and give me Joey Chestnut shoving his face with over 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes on Coney Island on the Fourth of July. Somewhere… Read More

Over the years, I’ve seen some pretty miserable weather. Beyond a doubt, winter weather has produced the most memorable temperatures, but summer can do it, too. Summer might be in second place, but. Just check the picture. That was a couple of days ago. Maybe I just don’t remember the last time that happened here. Probably… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief We are down to three cows left to calve. Two new babies this week and one more very close. We brought one cow back to join the main herd. Last year, she calved on Aug. 18 and this year she calved on June 20. That is a two-month difference, which… Read More

Question: I really liked your recent article about the dangers of putting your feet up on the dash while driving and air bags. With the way vehicles are changing, can you talk about the other air bags, like side curtains and such? Thank you. Answer: Thank you for the email and I am happy to talk… Read More

Let’s talk about the weather, and all the ways that people over the years have figured out to predict it. Along the way, I’ve got a couple ways of my own which I’ve developed over the years. A lot of weather predictions are indirectly connected to  barometric pressure, BP, which is itself connected to the weight… Read More

I don’t go fishing much on opening day. For one thing, it’s always too cold. About the last thing I want to do after freezing my nether parts off all winter is take them out in a fishing boat where I can freeze them off some more. Bad as winters have been lately, they’re all… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor When it comes to energy regulating policies, one can typically look to California to see what kind of nonsense is on the horizon for the Midwest. The state’s clean-air regulators introduced a plan last week to ramp up the sale of electric and zero-emissions vehicles, while phasing out the sale of new gasoline-fueled… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief I have been slacking on my editorial section lately.  I’m surprised I haven’t heard from the Rochert Stalker.  Let’s try to get back into the swing of things. We have a bunch of hay down ready to be baled.  With the high temps the last weekend we hopefully got a lot… Read More