The Land :: www.TheLandOnline.com Education/Safety 2012-02-10T13:41:16-06:00 urn:uuid:74a8f895-4727-4a0c-9b32-c5e83e7c30ab Rice Fire Dept. grain bin rescue training could save lives By Dick Hagen urn:uuid:2003c43c-b8a8-4a4a-824d-58ff3b01a5c1 2010-06-04T13:02:58-05:00 <p> Farmers getting trapped in grain bins makes the news far too often these days. The fact that there are more bins - and bigger bins - partially explains this sometimes-deadly encounter. Not having the right equipment for rescuing a trapped victim can lead to the worst-case scenario.</p> The Land scholarship winners -- 2010 recipients look to give back to agriculture By Kevin Schulz urn:uuid:2fa4cd06-b5aa-4626-b661-c23630587217 2010-05-21T03:15:00-05:00 <p> This year&#39;s recipients of <em>The Land</em>&#39;s scholarships have a lot to offer. Each in their own way is looking to make their mark on the state&#39;s agriculture industry.</p> Students take a WALK for conservation education By Dick Hagen urn:uuid:46dc05e0-07d3-4626-8977-b3e3d8623eea 2009-06-19T02:15:00-05:00 “The best way to teach conservation is for students doing the walk through the very habitat as we ‘show-and-tell’ our way along the route,” said Minnesota DNR private lands specialist Joe Stangel. The Land scholarship winners: Future looks bright By Kevin Schulz urn:uuid:70cc7078-00aa-4f01-a16c-c415b4ba2be7 2009-05-29T10:03:00-05:00 The future looks bright for this year’s recipients of the scholarships from The Land. Vigilance needed to keep out home health hazards By Kristin Kveno urn:uuid:944256b7-61a6-48cc-8dcb-9853fb9cb3e0 2009-05-28T14:58:00-05:00 Many people think of their home as their safe-haven, their comfortable oasis from the busy everyday world, but a home can also contain substances that can be hazardous to your health. Land Minds: Let them eat cake, and cookies By Kristin Kveno urn:uuid:2541cd93-d3c9-486c-85aa-ebf287d7ce19 2009-05-28T14:46:00-05:00 Doesn’t childhood go by fast enough? Cover story: Close encounter — 'City' pastors learn about farm life By Richard Siemers urn:uuid:768118da-e370-4a64-ae2f-1e9ced335992 2009-04-10T02:20:00-05:00 “What little I had learned about small town and rural life and ministry and the land, I learned in a classroom in St. Paul. That’s not the best way to learn ..." 1983-84 state FFA officer team all for one, one for all By Kevin Schulz urn:uuid:99904192-4ada-4816-a49b-34cb8bb365d7 2009-04-10T02:19:00-05:00 Twenty-five years ago, six young Future Farmers of America members from Minnesota joined together as the state officer team to lead the state’s blue corduroy wearing youth. Redwood County youth stresses ag — every day, every way By Dick Hagen urn:uuid:da677f07-747d-4b5b-8ddf-d236e318b550 2009-04-10T02:18:00-05:00 So you question if younger folks have talent. It took Kelly Kohler, 10th grade student in the Redwood Valley FFA Chapter all of 30 minutes to write a 450-word essay about the importance of agriculture in America. Grants boost ag departments’ reach By Kristin Kveno urn:uuid:48a14468-7d00-4bc7-897d-ba9843c8e6d3 2009-04-10T02:17:00-05:00 To be in ag education these days, you need to try to teach students using the latest technology and information that is out there. To do so costs money and that is at a premium for school districts across the state.