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Farm Horizons • Page 2 Dec. 5, 2016 In this issue . . . Childhood farm memories ...............................4 Gabrelcik farm history ...................................11 Selecting seed.................................................14 McLeod/Meeker extension tension educator.............. 15 Wright Co. solar ordinance ............................17 Another year completed .................................19 Winsted co-op -op manager ................................ 20 Rubber mulch .................................................22 Harvest 2016 ................................................. 24 Swanson honored by Meeker SWCD ............26 Classifieds ......................................................27 Farm Business Directory................................28 Want to get Farm Horizons by email? Did you know . . . the complete Farm Horizons magazines are published online in their original layout including all the ads? If you’d prefer, let us know and we’ll email you a link when a new edition goes live instead of waiting for the mail. If you know of anyone else who would be interested in reading Farm Horizons, also please let us know. [email protected] ADVERTISER INDEX AgStar Financial Services ............14 All Ways Rentals .........................15 Bebo Trucking ............................19 Big J’s Transport .........................27 Burns Excavating ..........................9 Christianson CPAs and Associates25 Classifieds ..................................27 Farm-Rite Equipment ...................6 Flatout Tire Service .......................7 Genie Drain Cleaning ..................25 Greater MN Printing & Data Mgmt .........................27 Greater MN Sign & Graphics .......27 Highway 55 Trailer Sales ...............9 Hutchinson Co-op.......................22 Hutchinson Health .....................12 Lake Region Co-op .......................9 Lampi Auctioneers .....................11 Lano Equipment of Norwood .......8 Mayer Lumber ............................18 Meeker Seed & Soil ....................20 Mid-County Coop Agronomy ........4 Mid-County Coop Energy............32 Mid-County Coop Shop ..............13 Midwest Machinery Co. ..............16 Mineral Service Plus ...................10 Mustang Seeds - Mark Diers .......23 Otto Farms Operations .................5 Plumbing and Heating by Craig ..21 Precast Systems .........................17 Schiroo Electrical Rebuilding ......11 Schoborg Land Services................2 Schroeder Meats ..........................5 Thrivent Financial .........................7 Thurk Bros. ................................19 Trueman-Welters .........................3 UFC United Xpress ........................8 Farm Horizons SERVING THE FARM, HOBBY FARM AND EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITIES Herald Journal Publishing, Inc. PO Box 129, Winsted, MN 55395 Local/Metro (320) 485-2535 E-mail: [email protected] www.herald-journal.com Farm Horizons is a special publication by Herald Journal Publishing, direct-mailed or emailed to people with an interest in agriculture in McLeod, Wright, western Carver, northern Sibley, and eastern Meeker counties. If you know of anyone else in the area who would be interested in receiving Farm Horizons, please drop a note with the exact mailing address to: Farm Horizons, PO Box 129, Winsted, MN 55395. Similarly, if you happen to receive duplicate or multiple copies, we’d appreciate hearing from you so we can keep costs down and continue to provide this service. Currently, Farm Horizons is published six times a year — in February, April, June, August, October, and December. Stories from this issue, as well as previous ones, are also available at our World Wide Web site: www.herald-journal.com/farmhorizons