Country Acres 2019 - January 18 edition by Star Publications

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Focusing on Today’s Rural Environment

Crops, camera, action

PHOTOS BY JENNIFER COYNE

Zach Johnson records a video segment before removing snow from his driveway Jan. 4 near Lowry. Johnson often carries a camera with him to tape daily tasks on his farm before creating a video under his YouTube channel, MN Millennial Farmer.

Johnson emerges as social media sensation By JENNIFER COYNE Staff Writer LOWRY – A typical day for Zach Johnson is like that of other west central Minnesota crop farmers, except he has more than 200,000 spectators watching. As Johnson works on equipment, tends to the land and manages the farm, he does so in front of a camera as the MN Millennial Farmer – a growing YouTube icon. “I don’t have the time to dedicate to lobbying or representing agriculture at the capitol, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have the passion. I’m just representing ag in a different way,” said Johnson of his platform. Johnson farms alongside his father, Nathan, where they run

2,500 acres of corn and soybeans near Lowry. As the MN Millennial Farmer, Johnson showcases the daily responsibilities he has being a good steward of the land and sustainably producing food in an entertaining, yet informative, manner. Each video varies in content – from spring fieldwork to fall harvest and hot-button issues like GMOs – to provide viewers with an honest outlook on farming. “I started this because I was seeing online, specifically from family members and former classmates, pragmatic and genuine concerns about agriculture,” Johnson said. “Being a voice for agriculture has really become a thing in the industry, and I felt this was a way I could address those concerns and show what

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we do.” During the day, Johnson carries a small camera with him, recording several hours’ worth of content as he talks through the tasks at hand. While Johnson is the host of his channel, he often has his father and family – wife Becky, children Onyx, Rhiannon and Isla, and niece Aurora – make guest appearances. “The most important thing is that we’re getting our work done and we’re being safe,” said Johnson about creating his videos while also farming. “I have a magnetic swivel mount that allows me to get the job done without the camera being in the way.” When the day is done, Johnson works with Becky to edit the video for publishing. “My purpose is to advocate for agriculture, and I have to be

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Zach Johnson holds up his plaque from YouTube Jan. 4 at his home near Lowry. The plaque commemorates Johnson reaching 100,000 channel subscribers.

careful the line isn’t too blurred between advocacy and entertainment,” Johnson said. “The videos are entertaining in a way that is positive for the agriculture community. Viewers are getting to know me and my way of life.” They often trim the videos to 8 to 12 minutes’ worth of valuable content for viewers. “In the winter, I post a video a week, but when it’s harvest,

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I’m putting out about five videos a week,” Johnson said. “We have a really good system. As Becky is editing video, I’m already working on a new one. I try to have a 12- to 18-hour turnaround.” One of Johnson’s favorite clips is, “MAJOR combine damage – Nov. 6th Harvest Vlog.”

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JOHNSON continued from front The farmer videoed his day from 6 a.m. until midnight; and while there were setbacks throughout the day, it is one of the videos Johnson readily thinks of when he considers his content. “That one is still in my head as a great video,” Johnson said. “It wasn’t great that the combine broke down, but when I was done editing it, it was just a really good video.” The fifth-generation farmer created his YouTube channel in April 2016. It received 150,000 views in the first three days of being online. “I set my iPad on an oil drum and made a two-minute video on why I was doing what I was doing and the plans for my channel,” Johnson said. The following spring Johnson purchased a GoPro and worked to create better-quality videos. By fall, Johnson posted a

video that showed how the family was preparing for harvest; it received 200,000 views in four days. From 2016 to 2018, Johnson developed a dedicated fan base of more than 100,000 subscribers. Once 100,000 was reached, he received a commemorate plaque from the online video enterprise. Now Johnson’s following has more than doubled and he is often juggling sponsorship and podcast requests in an effort to further highlight the farming profession. “When I started this it was a hobby and it’s become a second business,” Johnson said. “We had to work hard to get where we are, but I would have never imagined it would take off like it has and we could reach so many people.”

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Zach Johnson edits a video segment Jan. 4 at his home near Lowry. Throughout the day Johnson records various tasks on the farm to share with viewers of his YouTube channel, MN Millennial Farmer.

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Friday, January 18, 2019 - Country Acres • Page 3 JOHNSON continued from page 2 growing his channel and audience. With the pressing need to educate people about their food source, Johnson encourages other farmers to find their own way to share their story. “I enjoy YouTube because I can be as creative as I want to be. For me, it adds value and I can have an open dialogue with the viewers,” Johnson said.

“Advocating is as simple as you want to make it, but make sure you have a handle on what you’re doing. We have to advocate for agriculture in a positive way by being respectful of everyone’s opinions.” As a millennial farmer, Johnson has found his platform with a camera in hand at the base of a grain bin, in the cab of a tractor or in the middle of a soybean field.

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Zach Johnson’s MN Millennial Farmer apparel and recognition plaque rest on a shelf in his home office Jan. 4 at his family’s home near Lowry. MN Millennial Farmer made its social media debut in 2016 to inform people of agriculture in a positive, entertaining way.

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Growing farms By DANNA SABOLIK Staff Writer ST. CLOUD – Surviving their first year as farmers has been a turbulent ride for friends Haley Diem and Sal Taggart. Both women embarked on their first year as organic vegetable farmers in 2018, and shared their similarities and differences in a

presentation Jan. 10 at the Minnesota Organic Conference at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud. Both women were drawn to the idea of farming after experiences growing food in a smaller garden and gradually expanding. Taggart farms on family land near Deer Park, Wis. She had been garden-

ing 10 years before she decided to jump into production-scale agriculture with her partner, Joe. “The dream of being a farmer and being on the land is always really compelling and beautiful until you’re trying to make a living off it and then it’s really scary and hard,” said Taggart. Diem farms on a oneacre patch of land, Thunder

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Moon Farm, near Auburn, Iowa that was available to her through her partner, Reilly Partridge. The land was previously a fallow alfalfa field and had not been sprayed with chemicals for at least eight years, an important detail for her organic business. They grow a variety of vegetables and flowers as well. “We were very lucky,” said Diem. “It was all rentfree, and for a lot of beginning farmers rent is a big obstacle.” One of the first things both women recommended was to have a soil test done before planting, to know what additives to apply to the soil to produce the best possible crop. For example, Diem’s field was low in potassium, so they used an organic composted turkey fertilizer that they incorporated into the soil and were able to produce a great crop. In farming, there are some things that cannot be planned for, the most infamous of all being the weather. On April 14 of last year there was a blizzard and by May the tem-

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Friends Haley Diem and Sal Taggart entered their first year of farming in 2018. Though farming states apart, they leaned on one another for encouragement and support.

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“Avoid big capital purchases by borrowing things and that way if it doesn’t work out, you won’t be out as much,” Taggart said. At harvest time, the women both used the practice of hydrocooling on their crops. Hydrocooling is rinsing produce in cold water immediately after harvesting to increase shelf life, which both women said worked really well. While Diem traveled two hours to Omaha every week and small towns in her area occasionally, Taggart sold to local customers and dealt with a different market. Many people Tag- Crops on Haley Diem’s Thunder Moon Farm include kale and Swiss chard (foreground), with tomato gart worked with offered plants in the background. her supplies to get her farm started, like fencing or fertilizer, in exchange for produce. Diem expanded her production to include flowers, and sold the blossoms at farmers markets as well, adding variety to her booth and intriguing customers. Diem warns that going NOW to a larger market, like in HIRING Omaha, was not always the Full-time most cost-effective choice. Delivery There was a weekend when Driver/ it rained all day, resulting Lumber Yard in a drenching 7 inches, Worker just as her heirloom tomaFree Estimates ates • Free Delivery Call C ll Randy or Derek Today! toes were ripening. Locally Owned and Operated “We ended up bring• Residential • Agricultural • Light Commercial • Drafting ing all the tomatoes home and canning them, because St. Martin, MN • www.lifestylelumber.com • 320-548-3459 • 800-699-9774 CA-Jan18-1B-TV no one purchased them,” Diem said. Overall, both women learned a lot their first year farming and are excited for a new season this year. Throughout all the challenges and obstacles, the women agreed it was nice to have each other. Farming can be tough, especially starting out with Sauk Centre, MN completely new challenges. Both Taggart and Diem • Backhoe Work • Recycled Cement stressed the importance of PHOTOS SUBMITTED • Bobcat Work • Site Development Tomato plants stand as tall as Haley Diem on Thunder Moon Farm. • Landscaping • Black Dirt DIEM This heirloom variety was Big Rainbow, which produced 7-pound • Building Demolition • Sand tomatoes. continued on page 7 Give Us • Free Estimates • Class 5 perature was over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, followed by a hail storm. Learning to take these unpredictable challenges one at a time was part of the first-year learning experience for both Diem and Taggart. “You can’t plan for everything when you’re starting,” Diem said. Another obstacle for Diem was planning too many of certain crops, resulting in a surplus of vegetables. “If you’re growing squash or zucchini, two plants are enough for a village,” Diem said. Another struggle in Diem’s first year farming was combating cabbage loopers, a common pest in cabbage, in an organic practice. She tried to combat them with Dr. Bronner’s Peppermint soap, to keep her operation organic. In the end, the pest was not caught soon enough, so the soap did little to reduce

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Tell us about some of the things youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done this year in FFA. This year, I went to the Leading the Challenge (LTC) event. I also did the livestock judging career development event (CDE) and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m on the floriculture CDE which I hope our team will do well in. I also did dairy foods CDE and that was super fun and a good experience. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done a lot for us and made a huge impact on our lives. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to SCSU next year for an animal degree and without FFA, I would have never discovered [that interest].

What is the greatest benefit you have received from being involved in FFA? FFA has definitely made an impact on my life. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t grow up on a farm, but through FFA, I learned so much and met so many people. I hope to go to school to be an agriculture teacher after high school. Being accepted and welcomed into the chapter was a huge thing for me.

What do you enjoy most about FFA? Why? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the people I meet and going to different places and camps. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interesting to see how other FFA members Name one current issue you believe will impact live differently from me but we all have the same goals agriculture in the future. Why? The age of farmers. in mind. Farmers are getting older and we need younger people to come into the workforce of farming. The young- What does leadership mean to you? Leadership er generations also need to learn the way farming is to me means doing the things that other people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done, so we can continue to feed the world. want to do. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stepping up and taking charge of something to get it done. You need to be positive, too, and How would you encourage an inactive FFA mem- do it in a fun matter. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also encouraging people to ber to become more involved? I would tell them step out of their comfort zone. the benefits that I get out of FFA and why it makes me feel accomplished. The things that we do here are very What other hobbies and interests do you have rewarding and if they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very active I feel like they outside of FFA? I have a huge passion for music. I love would reap the benefits of being in FFA. I would help to sing and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve met many friends through my music them in practice for contests, too. classes. I did the talent contest for FFA last year and got second in regions and went on to state.

hat are you looking forward to in 2019? I am looking forward to many things, one of them meeting the Country Acres Class of 2019, so to speak. There will be farmers and ranchers, with crops and livestock. There will be hunters and fishermen, those with hobbies and places to share, and every unique topic in between. This seems to be an â&#x20AC;&#x153;award-winningâ&#x20AC;? issue of Country Acres, as you will see as you read through our stories. Every time I begin to wonder where the next amazing story will come from, one presents itself. I was aware in early December that a meteor shower was supposed to take place on Dec. 13. Still, I was mildly surprised when I saw the beautiful photo circulating online of a red barn with a sky full of stars and meteor action taken by Matthew Breiter of Long Prairie. Of course, when I saw the photographer was from Long Prairie I had to reach out to him for a story. There is nothing like being out in the country and watching the night sky away from light pollution. This is something people who live in towns and cities rarely have the opportunity to see. Breiter tells us how he captures the beauty of the skies and landscape. Seeing through the eyes of an award-winning photographer will hopefully inspire some of us to see that beauty all around us as the year progresses. Think about your own property. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beautiful about it? Sometimes those images are hidden in the most surprising

by Diane Leukam places. Teaching about farming has become a way of life for Zach Johnson of Lowry. The MN Millennial Farmer goes about his daily work while on camera, and his YouTube channel represents agriculture in a way not possible through lobbying at the capitol. His videos are viewed by more than 200,000 subscribers, with additional viewers in much larger numbers, but he encourages farmers to tell their story, each in their own way. In St. Cloud last week, friends Haley Diem and Sal Taggart shared their experiences as rookie vegetable farmers at the Minnesota Organic Conference. One farms in Wisconsin and the other in Iowa, but both agree that becoming a farmer and trying to make a living off of it is even more difficult than expected. I think farmers of all stripes would agree with that sentiment! Mark and Sharon Krebsbach raise Gypsy horses at Rosieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gypsy Ranch near St. Joseph. These horses are relatively new to the United States. As one might guess, the breed was developed by the Gypsy people of England to be a gentle family horse while still strong enough to wagons around

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ly got a big break. “They said there should not be a moon,” he said. “The moon set at about 9 p.m. so that was great.” Using two cameras, tripods and long exposures (some about 30 seconds long), Breiter shot over 240 photographs in a little over two hours in about 30-degree weather. “I saw between 400 and 500 meteors,” he said. “From those pictures I picked the best ones.” His favorite shows the barn with meteors coming from out of the sky as streaks of light. It was the kind of shot he liked best. He was working with available light. He prefers that even in his portrait and family photographs. “I like natural light over a flash,” he said. “My goal is to show people the subject exactly as I see it. I will take over 1,000 pictures and keep 20.” His interest has

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get average skies for a cell phone picture,” he said. Breiter is making plans to take photographs in Iceland and Tornado Alley (South Central U.S.A.) this year. However, he will also continue to take portrait photographs of weddings, seniors and families. He really likes that part of his work. “I like doing portraits because they are not the same every day. I might shoot a family in the morning, a wedding the next day

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Friday, January 18, 2019 - Country Acres • Page 13 GYPSY continued from page 12 tape unless they are being shown, helping the long hair to stay clean and out of the way. “If it gets to a certain length the horse can actually eat their mane by accident, so you have to braid it up,” Hembree said. The hair grows quickly, sometimes 8 to 12 inches over the winter. “It’s really cool because you braid it up in the fall and in the spring it’s like opening a package because you take the hair down and it’s like oh my gosh!” Krebsbach said. Gypsy horses are traditionally black and white, but also come in buckskin,

cial one, when she was 2 months old someone approached us and offered $30,000 and we didn’t take it,” Krebsbach said. “And then they came a year later and told us to name our price and we still didn’t take it. She’s too special. She’s not for sale.” At any given time, the Krebsbachs own between eight and 11 Gypsies, usually selling one to three horses a year, and through their Facebook page, Rosie’s Gyps Ranch, they share dozens of photos to bring awareness to the breed. Handling horses is second nature for Hembree, who had horses while growing up. Then, as a stu-

dent at South Dakota State University in the animal science management program, she started working with horses to make rent money. She soon realized she loved what she was doing and after college, moved back to Minnesota, meeting the Krebsbachs through a mutual friend. Though she lives in the country near St. Cloud, she is basically at the ranch seven days a week. Some of the horses, all Gypsies, belong to Hembree, some to Krebsbach and some to other owners from around the country, from California, Kansas, Texas, Indiana, Michigan and Florida. All the horses get

training daily, but normally there are six horses training for competitions, which helps to promote the horse, the breed and the owner’s breeding program. They are at the ranch during the show circuit, which starts in March or April and ends in November. Some will go home for a couple months for a break after November and be back around January or February. The animals need to be constantly trained to stay sharp and in performance mode. And when show time is near, Hembree makes sure they look their

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