Tom and Irene Frantzen Receive Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award
New Hampton, IA - January 05, 2011
Practical Farmers of Iowa announces its 2011 Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award winners Tom and Irene Frantzen of New Hampton, Iowa. Practical Farmers of Iowa grants this award annually to someone who has been most influent...
Read moreFrantzen takes steps to start farming
AgriNews - January 04, 2011
James Frantzen wants to farm. He knows it won't be easy, but he and his parents are doing what it takes to make it happen. On a recent morning Frantzen was in his home office near Elma fielding telephone calls and e-mails in be...
Read moreTake the Milwaukee challenge: Organic Valley vs. Sassy Cow
onmilwaukee.com - December 21, 2010
We preferred Organic Valley's egg nog to Sassy Cow's. Which is your favorite? Love it or hate it, egg nog is a part of the holiday season. Mixed with booze or straight up -- or made into pancakes, we hear -- it's an awesome sea...
Read moreWisconsin Cheesemakers Earn More International Honors
www.wisconsinagconnection.com - December 21, 2010
Wisconsin cheeses achieved winning performances in the recent World Cheese Awards in London, as eight companies won a total 20 awards in the international competition. Hosted by the Guild of Fine Food, a UK trade association, the ...
Read moreFREE SPEECH ZONE | Bert Berlow's inspiring book "The Compassionate Rebel"
www.tcdailyplanet.net - December 21, 2010
"I saw how much war and sanctions had affected my people. I saw an Iraqi state of mind that was damaged beyond repair," Rasouli remembered. "The people had been deprived of basic needs because of the first Gulf war, the sanctions ...
Read moreAsk Eartha: Let cows be cows
www.summitdaily.com - December 20, 2010
I feel like I'm back in school. My homework — I've been spending quite a bit of time researching organic milk and dairy farms. You may have seen the response from Judy Barbe (“‘Regular' milk is fine, too”) to my Dec. 2 article in ...
Read moreFaribault County farmers earn award
www.agrinews.com - December 09, 2010
Faribault County farmers Andy and Kirsten Lorenz earned the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement Award. The award was announced Nov. 20 at the 92nd annual Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation annua...
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