When farm households take into consideration transitioning to the following era, the very first thing that usually involves thoughts is transferring the property — the land, the buildings, the tools.
However Nathan Hulinksy with the College of Minnesota Extension Service, says it actually wants to begin with a plan to switch the administration tasks.
“As a result of if the son who’s taken over the farm would not know the right method of selecting out seed genetics or, you understand, selecting out what bulls to make use of for the dairy farm, if they do not know a few of these administration capabilities, the farm’s not going to outlive the asset switch,” Hulinsky stated. “I’ve heard plenty of horror tales the place they promote the son the mix and he would not know the best way to preserve it or use it correctly. 5 years later, it simply did not work and the farm is bought to another person.”
To assist households keep away from the horror tales, the Minnesota Extension gives free household retreat weekends to assist information the transition dialogue.
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Nathan Hulinsky, College of Minnesota Extension.
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Hulinsky stated Minnesota Extension began going to a two-day format just a few years in the past, after getting suggestions {that a} single session of some hours was typically too overwhelming with the quantity of knowledge introduced.
In 2023, Extension is providing three two-day retreats that begin on Friday, 5 to eight:30 p.m., and proceed the following day, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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The places and dates are:
Mankato, Feb. 24-25
St. Cloud, March 10-11
Mahnomen, March 31-April 1
The periods are free and three meals are offered. Hulinsky stated most households spend in a single day at residence and return the following morning; lodge rooms usually are not included. Registration data may be at
https://extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events
. Hulinsky stated there isn’t any arduous deadline however registering per week or two prematurely will assist assure sufficient meals is ordered.
The retreats are facilitated by Hulinsky and Jim Molenaar of St. Cloud Technical and Neighborhood School.
Hulinsky was a part of two retreats final yr, with three to 5 relations from every household collaborating and eight to 10 households at every session.
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He stated the networking amongst households also can assist speak by way of and provide totally different viewpoints to the distinctive state of affairs each farm presents.
Hulinsky stated the two-day format additionally helps households preserve the dialog and transition course of going after being hit with a wave of knowledge.
“We encourage each events, you understand, the youthful era and the older era, to point out as much as these retreats to form of … pressure the dialogue and say, ‘Hey, like, what are our long run targets, proper?’”
Hulinsky stated speaking by way of targets is among the first massive steps within the course of — and never simply targets for the enterprise facet of issues, but in addition private and household targets.
“You realize, perhaps that the enterprise objective is that they actually wish to develop, however a household objective is that they wish to go and do a bunch of holidays. Typically these targets do not work effectively with one another,” Hulinsky stated.
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Another matters embrace defining job tasks and maybe even job titles.
And, whereas members gained’t be opening up their accounting books, there will likely be a dialogue of funds and potential tax implications of various choices.
“How will we promote the daughter the cows? Simply a few of these sale facets we do discuss pretty briefly,” Hulinsky stated.
Households will get some worksheets to work by way of to assist with planning for persevering with the farm and retirement.
“So I believe the take house is ensuring everyone’s within the know,” Hulinsky stated. “However once more, it is not over on Saturday at 4 o’clock once we wrap up this dialogue.”
Minnesota Timberwolves (21-19, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (27-15, third in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
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BOTTOM LINE: New York hosts the Minnesota Timberwolves after the Knicks took down the Philadelphia 76ers 125-119 in overtime.
The Knicks are 13-7 on their home court. New York is fourth in the Eastern Conference scoring 117.4 points while shooting 49.6% from the field.
The Timberwolves are 11-10 in road games. Minnesota averages 109.8 points and has outscored opponents by 1.9 points per game.
The Knicks’ 13.3 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.4 more made shots on average than the 12.9 per game the Timberwolves give up. The Timberwolves average 15.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 13.6 per game the Knicks give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 25.4 points, 13.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Knicks.
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Anthony Edwards is averaging 25.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Timberwolves.
LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 5-5, averaging 116.9 points, 45.2 rebounds, 25.5 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.1 points per game.
Timberwolves: 5-5, averaging 111.3 points, 46.6 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 5.8 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.1 points.
INJURIES: Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns: day to day (thumb), Mitchell Robinson: out (ankle).
Timberwolves: Terrence Shannon Jr.: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Two election judges from different parts of the state now face criminal charges for their conduct on Election Day, adding to a list of concerning incidents that occurred when voters went to the polls in Minnesota.
Two months later, state officials are still dealing with the fallout as the nation prepares to swear in the next president.
While there are no allegations of widespread voter fraud or misconduct, problems did surface, including missing ballots, unregistered voters and election judge violations.
“The unintended rippling effect may be feeding into false narratives… that perhaps there’s rampant voting fraud in the state of Minnesota when we all know that’s not the case,” said Annastacia Belladonna-Carrera, executive director of Common Cause Minnesota, a nonpartisan group working to ensure safe, secure and fair elections.
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Family matters in Ceylon
5 INVESTIGATES uncovered one incident in the small town of Ceylon, Minn., minutes from the Iowa border.
Mary Muller, the city clerk, was charged with a misdemeanor after serving as head election judge in the same precinct where her husband was on the ballot, a violation of state law.
Terry Muller ran for city council and won the seat.
“Part of this whole situation is election integrity matters,” said John Gibeau, the longtime mayor of Ceylon who lost his reelection bid in November.
5 INVESTIGATES traveled to the remote southwest Minnesota town where Ms. Muller continues to serve as clerk.
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Mary Muller is charged with serving as an election judge in the same precinct where her husband was on the ballot.
“I’m not talking to you,” she said as she gathered her things and started to walk out of city hall. “Get out of my office. Get out of my office.”
As Muller got in her car, she said, “It’s all a f–king joke” before leaving.
“At the end of the day, just the implication that somebody might have done something wrong or made a mistake, it gives the impression that maybe things are not on the up and up,” Gibeau said. “If one person thinks that and then doesn’t vote, that’s a big fail as a democracy.”
High-profile cases
There is no allegation that what happened in Ceylon changed the outcome of the election, but the people who work to ensure fairness say the problems should be a wake-up call.
“It chips away at our democracy,” Belladonna-Carrera said, calling the issues this election day “unusual.”
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Case in point: Scott County.
A recount in the extremely close race between incumbent DFL Rep. Brad Tabke and Republican challenger Aaron Paul revealed that 20 ballots disappeared and were likely tossed in the trash.
This week, a judge denied the Republican’s request for a special election, but not before the state House started its session in chaos.
It’s also not the only high-profile Election Day controversy. Days before the election, the State Supreme Court found Hennepin County broke the law in how it picked election judges – something it managed to fix before Election Day.
County clerk faces felonies
Almost 200 miles away, Hubbard County prosecutors charged election judge Tim Scouton with two felonies – saying he allowed 11 people to vote who were not registered.
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Charging documents suggest confusion inside the precinct that day over where the voter registration forms were located.
Tim Scouton, who served as an election judge in Badoura Township, is accused of allowing 11 people to vote who were not registered.
5 INVESTIGATES also made the trip to Hubbard County for a recent Badoura Township meeting, where Scouton continues to serve as clerk.
“Goodbye,” he said as 5 INVESTIGATES approached with a camera and microphone. Scouton left and never returned for the meeting.
Fellow board members said they still felt confident with Scouton serving as clerk, but said they only knew what they read in the news.
“We don’t know what happened. We were totally out of it,” said Theora Goodrich, board supervisor.
Election worker training
Belladonna-Carrera says that while these issues may seem minor, they collectively represent a broader problem.
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“I think what this signals is perhaps a need to revisit the training aspect of these folks that are out there,” she said.
The Secretary of State’s office said the training of election judges is the responsibility of the individual counties and cities that hire them. However, the office does provide training guides, manuals, and even videos.
“Our office goes above and beyond what is legally required to ensure localities are supported in training their election judges,” said Cassondra Knudson, spokesperson for the SOS office.
Knudson said it’s extremely rare, but “occasionally errors or intentional violations of election laws do occur,” adding that redundancies in place ensure they’re caught quickly.
Belladonna-Carrera plans to address the issue before the next election cycle.
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“I have no doubt that we have safe, secure elections. But I also don’t think that we should sort of sweep it to the side and say, well, it just happens to be in one instance or the other instance,” Belladonna-Carrera said. “All of our voters are owed a level of confidence.”
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