“Biotechnology is not evil, nor scary, nor beholden to any one company. We as Americans are incredibly blessed to be able to choose what we eat, but that does not mean that one person’s choice is superior to another. Biotechnology is a scientific advancement that is precise, exact, tested and safe and is just one of the tools in the…
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“I want my children to experience growing up on a family farm, just the way I did. I want them to work alongside my husband and me whether it’s in a combine or rounding up cows. They will be there with us learning the value of farming and experience how families work hard together to provide. ” Amanda Bader, Lehr, North…
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“As immigrants, my husband and I picked Brookings County, South Dakota because it is a great place to raise our family and it has opportunities in agriculture and dairy, particularly. Agriculture is the number one industry in South Dakota, which is a delight for a farmer. Our home country has 1000 people per square mile. South Dakota has 9 people…
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Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6 Our son stood up last week as the North Dakota State Champion in the FFA Creed to compete at the National FFA in Louisville, KY. And the words didn’t come out just right. That had been our prayer…
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“Most of my encouragement comes from the amazing people I have met in Agriculture. We are a very diverse group with a wealth of experiences; there is so much we can learn from each other. I’m encouraged by the triumphs and successes of my peers.” -Melissa Laurent, You might have a preconceived notion of what agriculture is, who you think…
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