Farm Market News
Ostrem sends his senior year out in style
TJ Ostrem is sending his senior year of high school out in style. Ostrem, a senior at Heron Lake-Okabena High School, recently wrapped up his year of service as a member of the HL-O FFA Chapter’s officer team, received the state FFA degree at last month’s Minnesota State FFA Convention and was just named his chapter’s star in agribusiness. Ostrem […]
Fairchild Farmgirl
May is a crazy month when you have school age kiddos. This year we have Tedd leaving the elementary (our last kid in elementary…after 24 straight years of that school). We’ve had music concerts, wrapping up CCD, I was on the road first part of May and Ron has been busy in the shop. The cherry on top is Rachel […]
A note from the publisher
Beginning in June, the Farm Market News will be included as in insert within the Pipestone Free Star for readers who receive both publications. This change is brought on through our efforts to streamline delivery efficiencies. We will make a slight alteration in the format of the Farm Market News, so it will be easily identifiable within the Free Star […]
Diners select the best burger
Staci’s Bar and Grill in Woodstock was recently crowned grand champion of the 2025 Pipestone County Burger Battle organized by the Pipestone County Cattlemen’s Association. The winning burger, called the “Dubliner,” included a one-third pound burger with grilled corned beef, melted Swiss cheese, “pot of gold” sauce and coleslaw. Seven restaurants in Pipestone County participated in the burger battle. They […]
Minnesota Ag News – Crop progress & condition
Minnesota farmers averaged 4.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending April 27, 2025, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This average was much lower in the south, however, where rains hampered planting. Field activities included spring tillage, rock picking, manure hauling, fertilizer application, and planting. No livestock issues were reported. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 3 […]
Pipestone County Master Gardeners to host Spring plant sale
The Pipestone County Master Gardeners will host a Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Pipestone County Courthouse parking lot, located at 416 S Hiawatha Ave., in Pipestone. The Master Gardeners invite anyone looking to add both annuals and perennials to their home gardens to stop by and see what is available, […]
Tewes a rising star in the beef industry
McKade Tewes of rural Jackson is a rising star in the beef industry. And he’s got the hardware to prove it. Tewes, son of Jeff and Jen Tewes and a senior at Jackson County Central High School in Jackson, was named Minnesota FFA Star Farmer at the Minnesota State FFA Convention in Minneapolis late last month. The star farmer award […]
Farming a family affair for Winsels
Northwest of Woodstock, you will find the farm of Brian and Liz Winsel, a local family with a history of agricultural roots. Brian grew up just two and a half miles from the site he purchased in 2004, helping his parents, Ken and Barb Winsel, who had a farrow-to-finish operation for sows. Across the road, his grandfather had stock cows, […]