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Concern for Landing on phytophthora rot, white mold in soybean
a farm BY MAGGIE MOLITOR STAFF WRITER
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As summer goes on, it seems weather is only getting wetter. While most people do not have an issue with rain, it does pose a problem when elds are excessively wet or ooded for a long period of time. The warm, saturated soil we see in many elds has the potential to harbor phytophthora root and stem rot. This disease is found in many areas where soybean is grown. It is a soil borne disease that can kill and damage seedlings and plants throughout the growing season up until harvest. Later in the season, stems can appear bruised and soft, and secondary roots will rot. Leaves will start to turn yellow and brown. Plants can later wilt and die and continue to do so throughout the season.
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Waking up to bellowing calves and the hustle and bustle of chores on a dairy farm creates a new daily routine for Julia Kolb as she becomes accustomed to life in rural Minnesota. The 24-year-old from Wörnitz, Germany, is a participant in the International Farming Youth Exchange where she is spending three months this summer with four families from across the state of Minnesota. Kolb’s rst three-week stay has been with Mark and Natalie Schmitt on their dairy farm in rural Rice. “I got involved with IFYE to gain more insights on agriculture in other countries and experience their cultures rsthand,” Kolb said. “I want to take the things I learn home and adapt them.” Upon her arrival in Minnesota, Kolb immersed herself in the day-today happenings of the Schmitts as if one of the family members – a unique aspect of the exchange program. “Part of the program is to become one of the family,” Natalie Schmitt said. “In this family, we are dairy farmers and Julia gets to help with chores.” Kolb did not grow up on a farm, but has been enthusiastic to learn the operations of the dairy. She helps with daily chores in the barn and around the household. Her main duty is to help Schmitt feed the calves.
“I have learned so much already and I have only been here two weeks,” Kolb said. “It is so cool to see how other people live.” Throughout her stay with the Schmitts, Kolb has traveled to Schmitt family reunion in Illinois, and to the National Holstein Convention in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She also attended various local festivals and Fourth of July celebrations with the family.
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Germany exchangee spends time in central Minnesota PHOTO BY MAGGIE MOLITOR
Natalie Schmitt and Julia Kolb stand with a calf on the Schmitts’ dairy farm July 10 in rural Rice. Kolb is a part of the International Farming Youth Exchange program, and the Schmitts are one of the four host families she will be staying with this summer in Minnesota.
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“I am open to trying anything,” Kolb said. “I have no expectations, so then it opens for me to do more. The host families always know best, and everything I get to do is a great experience.” Schmitt agreed. “When we ask if she is up for something, she just says, ‘I am open to anything,’ and then we go do it,” she said. Kolb enjoys Minnesota because of the scenery and lakes. Her love for water and nature makes her placing in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” a good t. “I love nature,” Kolb said. “Minnesota reminds me of home.” Kolb and Schmitt have bonded over the similarities between their cultures, trading recipes and family traditions with each other. “We are often surprised how similar the things we do are,” Kolb said. Kolb is the rst exchangee through the IFYE program the Schmitt family has hosted. Schmitt has followed the program for years and eagerly applied to become a host family
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Julia Kolb sits near a calf hut on the Schmitts’ dairy farm July 10 in rural Rice. One of Kolb’s duties at the Schmitts’ is to help feed the calves. when she found out one was coming to Minnesota. It was the rst exchangee to the state in recent years. “I wanted to do IFYE when I was in college, but it never worked out,” Schmitt said. “When I saw the post on Facebook looking for hosts, I gured it was meant to be. I could now be a part
of the program.” The program was founded after World War II to promote peace through understanding, which is also the tagline of the program. The organization sends young adults from across the world to other countries with a goal of immersing them in the culture of a new place.
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The agriculture-based exchange places its participants with host families within the country they are visiting. They are to act as if one of the family in order to experience what rural life is like from that country. “Our goal is to have the (exchangee) live through the eyes of their host family,” said Caitlyn Krueger, state coordinator for Minnesota IFYE. “It allows them to truly learn what it is like to be from that country because with host families they get to do so much more than an average tourist.” Kolb arrived in Washington D.C. June 17 for the IFYE orientation weekend. Upon arrival she prepared for her stay with the other U.S. inbounds from Germany, South Korea, Switzerland and Austria and the U.S. outbounds who were beginning their stay. After orientation, Kolb traveled to Minnesota and began her international experience with the Schmitt family. After her three weeks with the Schmitts, she will stay with host families in Pelican Rapids, Belgrade and a third location not yet determined.
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Benton County 4-H’ers Logan Herbst (from left), of Sauk Rapids, Liam Kritzeck and Bennet Kritzeck, both of St. Cloud, show off their yarn octopus creatures during the Benton County 4-H Get Tangled day camp June 9 in Sauk Rapids. Benton County 4-H day camps take place in both Sauk Rapids and Foley communities.
Emmet Gilyard (left), of Oak Park, and Noah Mauer, of Foley, write messages with invisible ink at the Benton County 4-H Get Tangled day camp. Youth solved mysteries and made yarn art as Benton County 4-H summer day camps kicked off the first full week of June.
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