Calendar of Events Letter: The Land should come to

Its Senses

March 10-11 — New Ulm Farm-City Hub Club Farm Show — New Ulm, Minn. — The overall theme of the club’s 41st annual show is Celebrate Farm Family Friends, with an added emphasis on farm safety. Contact Jenny Eckstein at jenny@newulm.com or (507) 233-4302.

March 17 — Climate Adaptation in Minnesota — Online — Join University of Minnesota Extension foresters to discuss a key issue facing woodland owners in Minnesota. Contact Gary Wyatt at wyatt@umn.edu.

March 21 — Garden Gala — Litchfield, Minn. — Learn from experts about a wide variety of gardening topics. There will also be vendors offering a wide array of services. Contact Meeker County Extension office at (320) 693-5275.

March 24 — Windbreaks/Living Snow Fences – Designs and What to Plant — Online — Join University of Minnesota Extension foresters to discuss a key issue facing woodland owners in Minnesota. Contact Gary Wyatt at wyatt@umn.edu.

March 27 — Getting Your Product on Shelves at Your Local Food Coop — Online — Learn about how to sell your food products at your local food retail cooperative. Contact Jessica Jane Spayde at spayde@wisc.edu.

March 28 — I-29 Moo University Dairy Beef Short Course — Sioux Falls, S.D. — This course is scheduled as part of the pre-educational events for the Central Plains Dairy Expo. Contact Fred Hall at fredhall@iastate.edu or (712) 737-4230.

March 31 — Foraging for Wild Edibles — Online — Join University of Minnesota Extension foresters to discuss woodland topics. Contact Gary Wyatt at wyatt@umn.edu.

April 3 — Getting to Know Your Local Small Business Development Center (SBDC) — Online — Learn about how to work with your local SBDC. Contact Jessica Jane Spayde at spayde@wisc.edu.

April 10 — Navigating Business Resources with the Help of Your Local

Business Incubator — Online — Learn about how local business incubators can help your food business navigate business resources. Contact Jessica Jane Spayde at spayde@wisc.edu.

April 11-13 — Dairy Calf & Heifer Association Annual Conference — Prior Lake, Minn. — The conference will include three speakers, Ross Bernstein, Dave Kuehnel, and Peggy Coffeen. There will also be a trade show with approximately 50 companies highlighting their calf and heifer products. Visit their website for more information at calfandheifer.org.

April 11-13 — PEAK 2023 — Minneapolis, Minn. — Formerly called the Midwest Poultry Federation Convention, PEAK is the nation’s largest trade show and convention in North America focused exclusively on the business and food production of poultry. Contact Lara Durben at ldurben@midwestpoultry.com or (763) 284-6763.

April 14 — Things to Think about when Planning a Timber Sale — Online — Join University of Minnesota Extension foresters to discuss a key issue facing woodland owners in Minnesota. Contact Gary Wyatt at wyatt@umn.edu.

April 17 — Spring Gardening Seminar — Sauk Rapids, Minn. — This event will include horticulture topics, and is open to all gardening enthusiasts. The workshop will include two sessions: “Soil, starting from the ground up” and “Going ‘No-Till’ with your garden 2.0.” Visit http://z.umn.edu/SpringSeminar2023 for more information.

April 21 — Strategies to keep your woods healthy and resilient — Online — Join University of Minnesota Extension foresters to discuss a key issue facing woodland owners in Minnesota. Contact Gary Wyatt at wyatt@umn.edu.

April 28 — 2023 Participatory Science: Spotted Lanternfly, Mock Strawberry, Garlic Mustard Aphids — Online — Join University of Minnesota Extension foresters to discuss woodland topics. Contact Gary Wyatt at wyatt@umn.edu.

To the Editor,

I recently received a notice from my favorite farm magazine. Renewing The Land Magazine has been a simple formality for me for years. But now I am declining to renew it due to the writing of a true political hack — Tim King. It’s because of him and his ilk that the “mainstream media’s” approval ratings are lower than that of congress.

He is impressed that a conservative is convicted in the liberal mecca of Washington, D.C. SURPRISE! Would they get a conviction in rural America? Probably not.

Now we are learning that the once neutral and trusted FBI was involved in encouraging the protestors to storm The People’s House. Videos clearly show the capitol police waving the people inside. Who was killed? An unarmed female veteran. Where is the justice for this American citizen?

The summer before is when the real riots occurred. Many were killed, government buildings were destroyed, and billions of dollars in damage to businesses occurred. This is what the “mainstream media” referred to as “mostly peaceful protests.”

If I want to read left-wing propaganda I can turn to “the rag,” the Minneapolis Tribune. Until you come to your senses and do fair and impartial reporting I will decline to renew. If you ever go back to your glory days when you were neutral and middle-of-the-road, let me know and I’ll be the first to sign up.

Michael Thiesse Ceylon, Minn.