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Focusing on Today’s Rural Environment

Volume 9, Edition 36

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Commercial, Black Angus and Charolais cattle are pictured in early January on the Smith farm near Benson, where Sue Smith farms with her children, Dylan and Jenna.

Smiths keep farming as circle of life continues

BY DIANE LEUKAM | STAFF WRITER

ENSON – On farmland near Benson, the Smith family carries on the legacy of the family farm, growing corn, soybeans and alfalfa on their 640 acres, along with their growing cow/calf operation. They work side by side as so many farmers do. Dylan, 24, is a graduate of Lake Area Technical College in Watertown, South Dakota, and does a lot of the day-to-day operations on the farm such as tillage, planting, combining and grain hauling – that is, when he finishes his day working at Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co. in Benson. Jenna, 22, is a senior at SDSU Brookings and will graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership with a leadership specialization. Whenever possible, she is back home on the farm where she does whatever needs to be done, like helping with planting and harvesting and working in the alfalfa field in the summer. She also works with cattle throughout the year. Sue works full time at Glacial

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Plains Cooperative in DeGraff and works on the farm in the evenings and on weekends. The Smith family was chosen as the Minnesota Farm Family of the Year for 2021 for Swift County. Sue, Dylan and Jenna received that award without their husband/father, Scott. They have been carrying on the family farm by themselves since Scott died in an accident on Oct. 24, 2020. Since that day, the road has not been easy, but they feel it is important for them to continue. Scott would have wanted it that way. “The three of us knew we wanted to keep Scott’s legacy alive as much for him as for us,” Sue said. “We love the farm life and wouldn’t change that for anything.” They often sense his presence. “It’s a feeling we get day to day that we can sense Scott is with us,” Sue said. “We have felt Scott’s presence by seeing a bald eagle in the field the first day Dylan started planting corn.” Even though Dylan had worked on

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Jenna (from left), Sue and Dylan Smith pause for a photo on their farm near Benson. They have been farming as a trio since their husband/father, Scott, died in an accident on Oct. 24, 2020. 5

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Smith from front the farm his whole life, planting corn and running the combine were tasks Scott loved to do and hadn’t yet taught his son. Now, he knows. It has been part of the many adjustments the family has made, during a year which has been a learning curve for all of them. “Scott was in charge of day-to-day operations on the farm – he did everything,” Sue said. “During the daytime, I worked my job, came home and took care of the mowing, garden, housework and preparing meals. I also would be the parts runner and chauffer from field to field. After work, Dylan would get right to work on the farm with whatever Scott had for him to do. He would do tillage, run the grain cart, pick up bales in the alfalfa field; b a s i c a l l y, whatever Scott had for Dylan to do.” J e n na was her dad’s sidekick and, like Dylan, has a very strong work ethic. For Sue, farm life is something she grew up with just 8 miles down the road near Danvers. Her family grew corn and soybeans and fed cattle. She moved to the Twin Cities for three years when she was young, but by then she’d had enough of city life. She wanted out, and moved back to the country. Now, the most challenging aspect of the farm operation is the marketing, but she is learning, and takes pride in each accomplishment. In some ways, life has come full circle on the Smith farm. Scott spent many of his growing-up years living in Montana. He worked for various people and, from milking

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M Margaret and Scott Smith stand fo for a traditional July 4 photo near a co cornfield on the Smith farm in 2000. Sc Scott came home to Minnesota at ag age 18 to help his grandmother farm af after his grandfather, Francis “Doc” SSmith, died.

cows to irrigating land, he enjoyed doing whatever needed to be done. He lived with his buddy, Kent, at the foot of Pompey’s Pillar, which is now a national monument. However, he felt a calling to come back to Minnesota. When he was 18, his grandfather, Francis “Doc” Smith, died and Scott returned to help his grandmother, Margaret, on the farm. It proved to be a good move for both of them. His grandmother wanted to make sure Scott had an education; he went to welding school at Willmar Vo-Tech the fall he moved from Montana. “Scott shared stories of

moving in with his grandma and taking her to church, going to neighbors for cards and taking her for Sunday drives,” Sue said. “Scott loved his family and to be able to come back and work on the farm was very important to him. He and I often discussed the importance of the family farm and how one day it would be handed down to our kids and eventually their kids.” For the Smith family, volunteerism has been a way of life, not only in helping a grieving grandmother, but being involved in the community and area organizations. Their biography for the Farm Family of the Year per-

haps tells it best: “When the kids were active in 4-H, Scott served on the 4-H livestock board and Sue volunteered on the 4-H advisory board. They were also club leaders. Scott was a member of the Swift County Fair board for nine years, spending countless hours before and after the fair helping to make the county fair what it is today. Scott also served on the Torning Township board for 21 years and the DeGraff Fire Department for 28 years. He was chief for 10 of those years. Scott took great pride in serving the community he lived in. “The Smith family are members of the Glacial Ridge Cattlemen’s Association, the

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Sue Smith took this photos this past summer while waiting for her children, Dylan and Jenna, as they worked in the alfalfa field on their farm near Benson.

and registered Charolais to the herd. We look for good, quality bulls when AI’ing or putting bulls in with the cows for our herd production. We continue to build our herd on quality genetics.” Dylan and Jenna work together to choose sires for their cows, asking each other’s opinions on each selection. They keep their heifers and sell the steer calves. “Growing up with 4-H,

we kept back the heifers we have shown and built our own herd,” Jenna said. “It’s something Dylan and I really enjoy and we’re working on expanding the herd even further.” For the two, the voice of their father can often be heard in their minds as they work through each day. For Dylan,

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Scott Smith believed strongly in community involvement and served in many organizations, including the DeGraff Fire Department for 28 years, 10 of them as fire chief. His family has also served in a number of organizations, and continues to do so.

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Minnesota Corn Growers Association and are involved in many community events. Sue is a member of the Swift County Fair Board and the Swift County Open Beef Show Committee. Dylan serves on the Torning Township board and is a member of the DeGraff Fire Department. Jenna has been the Swift County 4-H program intern the past couple of summers.” For the Smiths, it is important to be involved in their community, agricultural endeavors and volunteerism. Being a part of organizations where they can share knowledge, help others, work together and create something for generations to come will always be important to them. It is something they take pride in as a family, and even benefit personally from as a result of the networking that happens through each organization. One of those organizations, 4-H, was the catalyst for the small herd of cattle on the farm. After joining 4-H in 2005, they started with cattle from family friends in Iowa, then bought from Minnesota family friends. “All of our 4-H cattle friends have become our second family,” Jenna said. “Since 4-H, we’ve added some registered Black Angus

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Smith from page 3 when times are tough, he thinks of what Dad would want or do and that keeps him upbeat. He can just hear him saying, “There is no time to waste when farming. Get up and get after it!” Jenna relies on the memories of her father. “Every day is tough, but when I look around the farm, I remember many moments with my dad, and each one is special and they bring back so many wonderful memories,” she said. “Like when I drive our Massey Ferguson tractor, it always brings back memories of sitting on the ‘buddy bench,’ riding around with my dad when I was little. Our dad was always there for anyone who needed help; I try to live every day just like that. He was the hardest-working man I will ever know.”

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Brothers operate dairy as own BY JENNIFER COYNE STAFF WRITER

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John (left) and TJ Becker manage a 56-cow herd for established dairyman Loren Vetsch in a rented facility near Browerville. The Beckers have longterm plans to purchase the herd and begin farming on their own.

water College for their associate degrees in dairy and farm management. Following graduation, TJ and John made plans to begin dairy farming at a rented facility in Todd County; they even planted a spring crop for fall harvest. “We had everything lined up and were just hoping to get a loan from the bank,” TJ said. Unfortunately, financing never came through. Yet, the Beckers still had an opportunity to milk cows. “Loren knew we had the crop planted, so he went ahead and rented the facilities,” TJ said. “We started with milking

TJ Becker latches cows in their stalls Dec. 3 at a rented facility near Browerville. Becker and his twin brother, John, are employees of the farm and receive 20% of the milk check.

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TJ (left) and John Becker let cows in from the outside lot Dec. 3 at a rented farm site near Browerville. The brothers manage the 56-cow herd for Loren Vetsch.

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John Becker feeds TMR for the cows Dec. 3 near Browerville. Becker and his brother, TJ, manage the dairy.

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Bohnsacks from page 10 you’ve grown,” Annette said. “I hope they’re developing that same sense of awe in regards to growing up on a farm. That God’s creation is all around them, and they realize how wonderful that is.” The farm is also the place where Annette learned about the cycle of life and death growing up. As a child, she watched calves and lambs being born and also experienced the grief of death when she found her favorite kitten drowned inside a water tank. She remembers falling to the ground in the barnyard sobbing with the weight of the loss of her beloved pet. Eventually, she realized

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Bohnsacks from page 11 The crushing and all-encompassing weight of their loss was soothed with plenty of support from family, friends and neighbors, but the distraction and work of the farm provided healing as well, Annette said. “I don’t think anything in my life has made me cling to Jesus quite as hard as losing a child,” she said. “Farm life gave me things to do, things to take care of, made me put one foot in front of the other – until I learned to live again.” While she picked up a scoop shovel and cleaned the barn, her husband spent his time stacking square bales. As they worked, she said,

they talked to God, they prayed, they healed. “Something needed to be fed, fixed or cleaned,” she said. “That spring and summer after Blake’s death we had a very clean barn and a hayloft full of stacked bales, evidence of countless conversations with God.” Together, they hope the farm can provide the same comfort and space for reflection and connection for their other children, Betty, 8, Lena, almost 4, Marilyn, 2 and William, almost 6 months. Blake was born between Betty and Lena. Betty, the oldest, has already taken naturally to farming. Annette says she’s always pretending to have a store or business so her parents take her to the farmer’s market so she can sell veggies to actual customers.

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goods at the market as well as spritzers she makes with chokecherry juice and sparkling beverages. She sets her own prices, handles marketing and makes change for her customers. “I think life in the country has facilitated the development of our kids’ imaginations and creativity,” said Andy. “I like that they can run outside or down to the barn

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The Bohnsacks they hope as their kids grow, they’ll carry the life lessons and the hands-on lessons of the farm into adulthood. “On some level, I hope through some of these experiences, they are learning how to deal with adversity and sadness,” Andy said. “Everyone has moments in life that bring you to your knees in despair or challenge. Learning how to walk through those tough days is a life skill and a muscle that needs to be exercised. I hope my kids learn resiliency and grit from their life in the country. I think our world needs a little more resiliency.” For Annette, the journey so far inspired her to create a traditional nativity photo this year with her children, as well as an original poem. “Since it was Christmas time and we had a

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baby, I thought we needed to have a Nativity photo,” she said. “The lyrics of the poem came together in my head the same time I was looking at this picture. (It’s about) how meaningful it is to grow up on a farm, it’s just kind of idyllic.” The farm has not only provided a sense of wonderment for their children. The Bohnsacks have experienced their own bit of wonderment on the farm, comforting wonderment. A n nette and Andy were

four-wheeling together on the property shortly after Blake died when a huge blue butterfly, one they still can’t find the origin of in any books, came down from the sky, brushed Annette’s face and flew off again. Butterflies have had special meaning for the couple since Blake died. The pastor at the ELC Cokato Evangelical Lutheran Church who spoke at Blake’s funeral explained to the children that caterpillars leave their form to turn into butterflies and he likened the metamorphosis to humans leaving Earth in death to live forever with God in Heaven. For the Bohnsacks,

God made a horse, some sheep and a cow, He gave them a barn and hay in a mow. God placed it all in a pasture so green, with a big oak tree to complete the scene. With hands folded proudly, God said “It is done,” As He admired His little farm under the sun. But, could something be missing? It was pristine. Perhaps it was too calm, too quiet, too clean. Yes, He thought, “I’ll make something wild,” And so, He decided to send down a child. Rough ‘round the edges, but cute as could be, Dirty hands and jeans with a hole in the knee. The barn echoed squeals as she jumped in the hay, And splashed in the water tank on a hot day. She climbed every branch of that oak tree of course, And from there, to the back of the gentle old horse. This child filled the farm with laughter and love, That could only have come from Heaven above. We know that God must love farm kids A LOT, Even Jesus was born in a barn, was He not?

the brush with the butterfly was a brush sent from God. “If (Andy) hadn’t been with me to say this really happened, I’m not sure I would believe it,” she said. “It was a way to say Blake is okay and Heaven is real and there is a plan.”

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The lodge on Grandpa’s farm Grossman’s high school project becomes hunting destination BY DIANE LEUKAM STAFF WRITER

“I know how incredibly happy and proud my grandfather would be that this has become a destination for people all over the country” - Steve Grossman

on the project was his grandfather, Ed Grossman. “[We still use the] same cool management plan that my grandpa helped me with in high school,” Grossman said. He didn’t immediately settle into running a lodge, but it was always in the back of his mind. He earned his associate’s degree in game and fish at Crookston and by 1979 was offered a job to manage a game farm and hunt club in Grand Forks. While there for four and a half years, he began purchasing things he would need to come back to the farm and start his own hunt club and game farm. At age 24, Grossman was back in Staples where he and his wife at the time, Gayle, founded The Grouse Lodge at Little Moran, fashioned from a working chicken coop with open walls and no insulation. The lodge was named for the stream running through the backside of property. “She [Gayle] was very instrumental in the running of the game farm; she was a tremendous cook, hostess, she did a great job housekeeping,” Grossman said. “It takes a number of people to make this

run, we have incredible staff. Someone’s gotta lead the ship and those people did a great job.” In a seasonal business with a “harvest season” from September through mid-November, they were fortunate to employ dependable people from local communities over the years. “They really helped pave the way to where we are at today,” Grossman said. T o d a y , Grossm a n owns and operates the lodge and also guides out of a lodge west of Pierre, South Dakota. The G r o u s e Lodge at Little Moran is an Orvis-endorsed Wingshooting Outfitter and therefore listed in Orvis’ adventures catalog worldwide. Grossman

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Grossman from page 15 is proud of that endorsement and feels what sets them apart are the small parties and traditional hunting experience they offer their clients. “When we guide, each guide has no more than two hunters,” he said. “I won’t go to the bigger numbers of people, it diminishes the whole experience. It is our mission statement that our hunters get a chance to experience the entire hunt; it is not all about killing, putting birds in the bag. There is great dog work, beautiful landscapes … it is an experience that encompasses everything.” Grossman remembers words of wisdom he received many years ago when a friend in the hotel business told him he was selling a particular day which could never be replaced. It made sense to Grossman. “Anybody dealing with the calendar, booking a day or series of days, once those days are gone they can’t be replaced,” he said. Birds, bird dogs and double guns Ruffed grouse are considered by most

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A cozy corner of Grouse Lodge is warmed by a wood fireplace and filled with hunting photos and memorabilia.

hunters at the lodge to be the king of game birds. “What makes the Ruffed Grouse such an incredible game bird to hunt is they will put a tree between you and them in a blink of an eye,” he said. “They are the master of their habitat, an incredibly wonderful game bird.” The white meat of the Ruffed Grouse makes it an excellent choice for the dinner table. The woodcock,

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seminars from Alaska to Texas, Maine and Arizona. He worked as a consultant in many field trials. “When I started at the hunt club in Grand Forks, I went to a field trial in southern Iowa,” he said. “I was 21, I loved to hunt and I watched this man totally dominate – without dominating – by his presence and the way the dogs responded. He was not rude or demanding with his dogs and

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experience. “I feel bad for people when they come to hunt and they are so focused on shooting birds and getting their limit they forget to see the sunrise, the dog sweeping through a cover and pointing; that’s my specialty, pointing dogs,” he said. “When a dog is traveling 10-12 mph and stops, its butt swings around to the point and the hunter doesn’t see the beauty of the point, it is sad.” Another aspect of the hunt is safety and for that, Grossman chooses the double gun bird hunt, both in Staples and in South Dakota. “If you hunt with me, you have to shoot an over-and-under or side-by-side – no automatic or pump and it’s all based on the safety issue,” he said. “[For example], when we come to a fence line and we have to cross the fence and they hand the gun to someone, they break it open and push a tang (a lever on the gun used to break the gun open so it can’t fire); the gun breaks in half, so when the gun is totally open at a glance I can see all these people, their guns can’t go off.” A seat at the table After a day of hunt-

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ing it is back to the lodge, where there is a seat at the dinner table for everyone. A wide variety of people enjoy fellowship with others through a common interest. “The lodge is very eccentric and a successful CEO of a major company calls it, ‘the sanctum santorum,’” Grossman said. “It means holy place, a place you need to establish yourself before you enter. In our dining room, everyone from janitors to admirals and CEOS of Fortune 500 companies, all sit at the table at the same time, they are there for one reason, for the love of what we do. Job descriptions and stereotypes, it all goes out the window at the table with a mutual respect, like a brotherhood.” In many cases, they may never be back, but more often than not, lifetime friendships develop and people return year after year. The evening dinner is an event where the day is discussed at length. Sometimes, the meal becomes the event of the day. “If the day in the ﬁelds was great, it

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ta), they have blended their families; each have two sons, and there are seven grandchildren. Grossman smiled when he talked about everyone getting together. “It’s a hell of a crowd,” he said. As a couple, Steve and Marvie have developed a depth of perspectives on life which they share with others who visit the lodge. Together, they are working on the villa, the “big house on the hill,” where they have created a warm and inviting home for visitors. “I think we realize that we together bring so much that we can offer other people,” Marvie said. “He knows so much about nature and has a beautiful soul. He understands people

more than the normal Joe does. And, we bring that together in this beautiful space. That’s the next chapter that’s calling us.” From its beginnings on Grandpa’s farm where the first lodge was a one-room, re-purposed chicken coop, to a highend bird-hunting outfitter with relationships that last a lifetime, it is almost surreal. “Those are things I could never have dreamed would take place at Little Moran,” Steve said. “That we would have this eclectic group of people, from janitors to generals, who have been here to hunt with us on this little farm in Central Minnesota that has become their destination – I would never have imagined that in my wildest dreams, but that’s what happened. No one is more blessed; there is no way in the world I could have written a script to turn out this way.” PHOTO BY DIANE LEUKAM

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Canine genetics the focus at Floden Health issues minimized through science BY SARAH COLBURN STAFF WRITER

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WENDELL – In 2003, Jenn Winningham-Floden and her husband, Brent Floden, renovated a farmhouse originally built by Winn i n g h a m - F l o d e n ’s great-grandfather. The farmhouse sits on 10 acres and once the family was settled in, they decided it was time for a dog. Winningham-Floden grew up with Golden Retrievers and she knew they made great hunting dogs and family companions, so the decision on breed came naturally. The kids named the pup Beisia – because she was beige in color, of course. The feisty, loving pup made a dent on their hearts but not even a year and a half later, they found her dead in the grove from what they believe was a congenital heart defect. They got a second pup, Beisia “the

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Floden from page 24 prey drive and what she describes as “birdiness,” appropriate for avid hunters. “I think it’s just all different personalities,” she said. “It’s the hardest part too, lining up the right puppy with the right family. We always warranty our pups and will always take a dog back for any reason to avoid a shelter situation. However, we want to see them placed in the right home right from the start.” Half of their puppies go to owners in the Twin Cities and Fargo areas, and the other half go out of state. They have a big following on the East

Coast where one of their dogs was purchased by a breeder, kennel owner and amateur trainer. The trainer worked the dog up to Qualified All-Age (QAA) in field trialing and from there, word of mouth spread. Along with that, Bella, Floden Farm’s foundation dam, qualifies this year for the title of Outstanding Dam, as awarded by the GRCA (Golden Retriever Club of America). Bella passed away in July. For buyers on the East Coast, Winningham-Floden does more questionnaires, email exchanges, Facebook videos and pictures so she can get to know each potential buyer and what they’re looking for in an animal. Though most buyers make the trip to the farm to pick up their puppies,

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