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Who owns your precision data? By: Laurie Bedord 04/05/2013 @ 9:33am

Data. It’s a four-letter word that holds a wealth of knowledge about your fields and machinery.“Growers need to realize their data is extremely valuable. The more years of ...

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CDO: The new job on the farm By: Dave Kurns 04/05/2013 @ 9:20am

Bits and bytes are flying around farms. That’s the impression I get from talking with farmers and industry experts -- especially after attending a number of farm shows over the ...

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Nervous By: Brent Olson 04/02/2013 @ 8:32am

A few days ago I was talking to a guy who built his own airplane.And flew it.And lived.Those three don’t always go together.  It’s a great story.  When his kids were ...

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Luck of the Irish By: Brent Olson 03/29/2013 @ 7:59am

You’ve heard the phrase, “the luck of the Irish.”I’m not Irish.I was on my way to St. Paul for a meeting, but first I had to drop off 50 pounds of Irish stew at our ...

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Picnic season By: Jerry Nelson 03/29/2013 @ 7:56am

There are certain signs that tell us for certain that the season has turned. For instance, I know it’s truly summertime when you can wake up in the morning, toss on a T-shirt ...

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Signs of spring By: Jerry Nelson 03/19/2013 @ 4:42pm

We have now entered what is perhaps the cruelest time of the year. And no, I’m not talking about the Twins baseball ...

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Late for work By: Brent Olson 03/19/2013 @ 4:36pm

I was almost late for work the other day.That’s a new experience for me.  I’m fifty-eight years old and this is the first real job I’ve had since I was twenty.Don’t ...

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Don't drop the torch By: Brent Olson 03/12/2013 @ 4:27pm

Sadly, it’s been my experience that most of my learning experiences have been made effective because of a certain amount of pain.  For example, as I’m typing this, I’m ...

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The Vikings! By: Jerry Nelson 03/11/2013 @ 1:24pm

The Vikings -- those grungy, gnarly guys who grunt and grimace as they gouge and grapple -- have been much discussed at our house lately.No, I don’t mean the team from ...

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The falling season By: Jerry Nelson 03/04/2013 @ 9:57am

It’s currently the season that’s widely known as Falling.This is not to be confused with the time of year we call Autumn. Falling got its name from the huge number of tumbles ...

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Old farmer By: Brent Olson 03/04/2013 @ 8:03am

A couple of weeks ago I was hurrying down a long hall towards a group of people.  I wasn’t late, but I knew they were waiting for me so I was walking kind of fast, with the ...

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The thief of bedtime By: Brent Olson 02/19/2013 @ 9:09am

We had three of our grandchildren over the weekend and it was, as always, big fun.That doesn’t mean that there weren’t occasional moments of puzzlement.For instance, around ...

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Car talk By: Jerry Nelson 02/18/2013 @ 9:14am

A bunch of us guys were shooting the breeze the other day when the topic of conversation inevitably turned to cars. I know that many wives believe that whenever guys gather in ...

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Cheese and February By: Brent Olson 02/12/2013 @ 7:57am

My shoulders hurt, my toes are cold, and I have a three-quarter inch diameter dent in the middle of my forehead. And it’s all because of cheese.Cheese and February.I need to ...

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A midwinter car show By: Jerry Nelson 02/11/2013 @ 10:58am

Enduring our long winters out here on the Northern Plains requires skill and finesse and, at times, a healthy dollop of self-delusion. With our latest blizzard bearing down on us ...

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Valentine's advice By: Jerry Nelson 02/04/2013 @ 9:28am

My wife and I will soon celebrate our 32nd anniversary, which means our marriage has outlived its warranty by 31 ½ years.Time has transformed my wife into a mind reader. For ...

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Being the boss By: Brent Olson 02/04/2013 @ 9:11am

I saw an article in the newspaper that said we might be seeing some bipartisanship in Washington, that some of the senators are actually beginning to work together.And, the person ...

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A face I deserve By: Brent Olson 01/22/2013 @ 8:31am

George Orwell said, “At 50, everyone has the face they deserve.”I didn’t need to hear that.My computer has a camera in it that can be activated with the push of one button ...

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Lessons from Lance By: Jerry Nelson 01/22/2013 @ 8:28am

There has been much hoopla lately about the bad choices made by professional cyclist Lance Armstrong. Somehow it’s not all that surprising. What would you expect of someone who ...

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Dating games By: Jerry Nelson 01/07/2013 @ 11:00am

The advent of the Internet has changed our lives in many ways. For example, how did we ever manage to waste time before Angry Birds?Dating is another activity that has been ...

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