Author: Heidi Marttila-Losure
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FiredUp: Self-fulfillment is more likely when community is considered
If we bypass community concerns in the search for self-fulfillment, we aren’t likely to get there at all.
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Corrections for Summer 2012 issue
The name of Trevor Samson was misspelled in the “Ask an Ag Banker” section of the summer issue of Dakotafire. In the “Disappearing Middle” story, the names of Diane Bell Mayerfeld and Dean MacCannell were misspelled, and Mayerfeld’s title is Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator with University of Wisconsin Extension. The graphic in that story should have…
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Where can small towns find the money for water and sewer projects?
The size of a water or wastewater project can sometimes dwarf the entire budget for the town. There are a variety of sources out there for funding for rural water and wastewater projects, but the rewards to go to the swift, the persistent, and those tolerant of paperwork. Here’s an overview. FEDERAL HOUSING AND…
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FiredUp: Learn about pioneer times at Granary Rural Cultural Center this Saturday
From muzzle-loading, to weaving, to old-time fiddle, to traditional cooking, the sights, smells and sounds of yesteryear can be experienced this Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Granary Rural Cultural Center in rural Groton, S.D.
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Rural voters in battleground states prefer Romney
Mitt Romney is running behind in many of the major polls making headlines in the latter part of September, but one demographic is providing good news for the Romney campaign: rural voters in battleground states.
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FiredUp: Should the use of antibiotics in farming operations get more scrutiny?
Antibiotics are considered the crown jewels of modern medicine. But many scientists say that their effectiveness is being eroded by indiscriminate use, both to treat infections in people and to encourage growth in chickens, turkeys, cows and pigs.
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Chicken tractors: Putting the ‘chicken chain gang’ to work in the garden
With the revived interest in poultry come new ideas about how to keep them, including innovative designs for chicken tractors—mobile cages that get chickens outside and scratching on grass and dirt (or in unused corners of your garden, where they fertilize as they go) but that keep them safe from predators.
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FIRED UP: Take note, folks: A 363% APR is not ‘convenient’
An advertisement in my mailbox prompts some thinking about payday lending. “It’s like borrowing from family, but without the guilt.” Or maybe, without the accountability.
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Hay has become a hot commodity
Hay prices have jumped dramatically as drought in many of the nation’s key hay-producing areas has decimated the supply.
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4-H benefits from Extension’s reorganization
The learning experiences that 4-H provides have been given a boost through the reorganization of SDSU Extension.