Regional Focus

Author: Lani Jordan

CHS Prepares for a Bright Future The 2013 CHS Annual Meeting, Dec. 5–6 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, drew more than 2,000 of the cooperativ..

Virtual Coffee Shop

Author: Carl Casale

A lot of great idea exchange takes place in small-town coffee shops, over the counter at cooperative offices or leaning over a pickup hood. Today, how..

Paving the Way for New Leaders

Author: Lisa Graham-Peterson

FARMERS AND CO-OPS FIND RESOURCES TO HELP PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. “When my son graduated from high school, I didn’t see a future for him on the farm,”..

5 Weather Trends to Watch

Author: Peg Zenk

Expect more extremes and be ready to adapt crop decisions to changing climate patterns. The 2013 growing season was filled with extremes. From spri..

Coping Mechanisms: Farmers Respond to Extreme Weather

Recent years have brought weather challenges for farmers from North Dakota to Texas. Heavy winter snows, early spring flooding and late spring rain..

Greased Up

Author: Annette Bertelsen

READY TO ROLL. Control excessive equipment wear and tear with timely lubrication. “Grease is the forgotten cousin when it comes to lubricants.” ..

View

Author: Greg Lamp

Export Market Grows Each year, some of the biggest farms in Eastern Europe are growing more grain and shipping it down the Danube River, bound for ..

Award-Winning Ways

Author: Greg Lamp

J Bar E Ranch counts on genetics and nutrition to get calves off to a speedy start. Despite walls crowded with awards garnered over the years at J ..

CHS Insights

News and Views from CHS Directors Welcome to the first CHS Board newsletter As directors of a dynamic cooperative committed to helping its owner..

Crafting a Successful Internship

Intern candidates have long lists of reasons why they choose one internship over another. Lisa Moorhouse “Some students worry that if they grew ..

News Briefs

Expansion at Minnesota Propane Terminal CHS has announced plans to form a limited liability company with Wenner Gas Company, Cold Spring, Minn., to..

People

Author: Lani Jordan

Vine to Wine Josh and Lisa Lawrence christened their winery Gård Vintners — “gård” meaning “farm or estate” in Norwegian — as a tribute to their S..

World

Author: Greg Lamp

Using Port del Guazu on Argentina’s hardworking Parana River allows CHS to ship grains to customers around the world. From there, it takes 28 days for..