The weather just keeps getting wackier. In 2019, Minnesota had its wettest water year on record. In January 2020, we had our cloudiest stretch, and many of us felt the…

Living in the Chicago suburbs, I first got the bug to become a farmer as a young teenager when my parents “volunteered” me to work a day on a local…

I’ve always had a passion for hockey and the outdoors. And, in a way, you could say those passions led me to study environmental science, policy, and management at the…

Agriculture has shaped my life from the very beginning—I guess you could say it’s in my bones. I grew up in a Wisconsin dairy family. My dad was a dairy…

Pull into Bemidji and you know you’ve arrived in God’s Country. Area lakes rimmed by towering pines beckon all who arrive to forget their worries. That feeling continues as the…

I grew up in a very rural part of Iowa—where some of the richest soil in the world drives a strong agriculture-based local economy. And, like a lot of kids,…

I’m a baker. I really enjoy sharing freshly baked bread with people—I love that it brings them so much joy. So, now, as I contemplate how I’ll do my part…

I moved to Minnesota three years ago to play soccer and learned quickly that Minnesotans love their lakes, their parks, and outdoor spaces. Whether you hunt, fish, snowmobile or mountain…

In the Land of 10,000 Lakes, it’s not exactly a surprise that so many people love fishing. Jason Dworshak, a third-generation Minnesota fisherman counts himself among them. Fishing from the…