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Sweet Sound

There’s a blue canvas chair that’s carefully situated in front of a turntable and in between two speakers at Greg’s Custom Shop, 2372 170th St. That blue chair is what owner Greg Hammen calls the sweet spot. That’s where the sound equilibrium exists. When the needle catches ...

Barns provided a way to make a living

DENISON — If you have been on U.S. Highway 59 north of Denison, you more than likely have noticed the well-kept farm that is owned by Larry and Annette Boeck. The Boecks are the proud owners of not one, but two barns on their Crawford County family farm, which is practically a landmark ...

Millennials and milk

The demand for dairy continues to grow, but what will it take to keep that nutritious food source going into the shopping carts of today’s consumer — specifically the millennial generation? Midwest Dairy discussed this topic during a recent webinar: Millennials and Milk: three ways to ...

Exceeding expectations

When New Zealand-based Argenta took over the site commonly called the Riverside plant in Fort Dodge to make animal medicine, the company committed itself to creating 30 jobs over a period of three years. That was in January 2016. And by the end of that year, 56 people were employed at ...

BVU, Kirkwood enter partnership for ag instruction

Buena Vista University is continuing on a long time tradition of partnering with community colleges to assist those students earning Associate of Arts (A.A.), Associate of Science (A.S.) or Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) to continue their education. Most recently, BVU has announced ...

Wooden pegs hold Clay County barn together

EVERLY — Brothers Allen and Norman Sindt grew up with their siblings on a farm on the east edge of Everly in Clay County. “The barn was built in 1899. John Sindt (their great-grandfather) became the owner of the farm in 1901,” said Allen Sindt, adding that they don’t know who ...