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Ann Bailey

Agweek reporter

Ann is a journalism veteran with nearly 40 years of reporting and editing experiences on a variety of topics including agriculture and business. Story ideas or questions can be sent to Ann by email at: abailey@agweek.com or phone at: 218-779-8093.

A man in a blue shirt and woman with a tan jacket, white shirt and black pants stand in a grassy lot.
Business
City of Warren steps up to help solve child care shortage with Little Sprouts Learning Center expansion
The new child care center, when filled, will have capacity for 110 children, more than doubling the amount in the existing Little Sprouts Learning Center.
May 23, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
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Opinion
Not sinking up to my knees in dirty clothes may require wearing rubber boots
Our farmyard is getting wetter by the day, thanks to a near-record amount of snowfall last winter and rain we didn't need this spring.
May 15, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
A gray tabby cat sits on the back of a green sofa.
Columns
No excuse is good enough to abandon a pet
As an animal lover, it hurts to see on social media and reported by news organizations that animal rescues and shelters are overrun with pets that have been abandoned.
May 01, 2023 05:26 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
A John Deere tractor and planter roll through a dry field
Business
Planting progress lags in much of the upper Midwest, but tractors are starting to roll
Farming is on track nationally, but in the upper Midwest, progress has been slow. Iowa farmers are ahead, but planting has been slow in South Dakota and Minnesota and nonexistent in North Dakota.
April 24, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ariana Schumacher
A boy in a red sweatshirt and a boy in a gray sweatshirt are covered with mud.
Columns
Flood and mud season is here
While we frequently miss out on the gradual warming and awakening of nature, those of us who live on farms can be assured that we still will have the season of mud and water.
April 17, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
Red, orange and purple zinnias are in a vase.
Columns
Planting the seeds of hope for warm weather
Within two months, my husband, Brian, and I, will be kneeling in the garden soil, dropping seeds in furrows.
April 03, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
Brown and black cows stand behind a man dressed in coveralls and a sweatshirt. In front of him are black and brown calves.
Business
Northern Plains calving has been cold, but some ranchers prefer that to the mud
Elliott Livestock and Wild Rose Cattle Co. were one-third of the way through calving 150 head of cows at their ranch near Clifford, North Dakota, on March 27, 2023.
April 03, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
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Business
Higher education programs striving to recruit, train prospective agriculture education teachers
North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota universities and teaching programs encourage prospective and practicing teachers in a variety of ways.
March 20, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
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Columns
Nature deserves our respect
My helplessness to travel very far from our farm illustrates the power that nature holds over us.
March 20, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
A man wearing a black shirt and striped tie stands in a classroom.
Business
Ag education teachers are in demand across North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota
Many of the agricultural education openings in the northern Plains are the result of the addition of programs at high schools and career technical centers or expansion of existing programs.
March 13, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
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