Jordan Independent - Agriculture - Comments

I wonder--for the sake of

bucky — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:23:59 -0500

I wonder--for the sake of discussion--how some farmers would view this land use planning? Let's say you own a farm and at some point, because your children took alternate careers, the farm will end operations. If your land has been branded as permanent farming land, it hurts your maximum property value. If some developer wanted to come in and offer you $15,000 to $20,000 per acre, that's as much as 10 times what the land would be worth as farmland.

Who are we to say that this land owner doesn't have a right to the highest profit from his investment? Shouldn't the land owner get to choose a land use, whether it be farming or development?

Food for thought...

Interesting to me was this

Mathias Baden — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:02:42 -0500

Interesting to me was this part of Paul's column: "The outside reporters estimated the crowd to be bigger -- 6,000 to 7,000 people." I've seen this happen countless times. Some things never change, but nobody's perfect either.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

I have it from a reliable

Brandon — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:23:08 -0500

I have it from a reliable source that if you were to play all of these movies at once, it’s like a symphony of tractor sounds. Haven't tried it yet, though.

I've always thought the

Mathias Baden — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:58:41 -0500

I've always thought the historic buildings were pretty well restored and popular. Obviously, the tractors are a big draw, too.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Today, there were five

Mathias Baden — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:28:55 -0500

Today, there were five "other" votes, so I checked to see what you all filled into the blank. You wrote:

- nothing;
- the end;
- live music;
- the freakishly large animals;
- and fun with family.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

I thought about it,

Mathias Baden — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:13:00 -0500

I thought about it, actually. They're only $2 a bag.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

The threshers festival has

Brandon — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:09:37 -0500

The threshers festival has been fun every year I’ve gone to it. I’ve never really been much of a classic tractor kind of guy, but I still enjoy the festival. Next time I go, I think I’ll buy some fresh-pulled potatoes.

An error was published in

Mathias Baden — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:18:37 -0500

An error was published in this story. See the correction at http://www.jordannews.com/news/activities/correction-competing-politicia....

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Jim certainly represented

Mathias Baden — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:32:33 -0500

Jim certainly represented the county fair very well this morning (I was at the kickoff breakfast), and the accidental loudness of the speakers, which probably broadcast Jim's voice to who knows how many listeners, ought to raise awareness of the event. It did seem like there was a point at which a radio technician whispered to a fair board member, asking if it would be OK to turn down the speakers. But why not get a little publicity?

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Being held accountable for

Mathias Baden — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:28:20 -0500

Being held accountable for even the smallest of miswritten items is extremely important to the credibility of your local newspaper, so thank you, swansonmej. You and others like you greatly assist the JI in building trust among its readers.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Anyone listen to WCCO at the

goldengopher — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:26:46 -0500

Anyone listen to WCCO at the scott co. fair this morning? There were times where I couldn't tell the difference between Mike Lynch's voice and Jim Terwedo's.

I would think that high of coverage on WCCO should help out attendance.

Thanks for the correction.

Brandon — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:43:06 -0500

Thanks for the correction. I've changed it in the story and published a correction at http://www.jordannews.com/news/corrections/correction-scott-county-fair-....

The Scott County Fair is

swansonmej — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:24:33 -0500

The Scott County Fair is July 23-27. It says June in the article above.

Right now, the students are

Brandon — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:33:42 -0500

Right now, the students are probably getting ready for their performance, and they’ve got an afternoon of partly cloudy skies with a high of 85 degrees coming up. I love that today in Jordan is bright, sunny and clear, but where’s my 85 degree day?

It’s too bad about the

Brandon — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:34:38 -0600

It’s too bad about the car, but I guess I’m more concerned about the pickles. This post gave me a craving for Gedney Zingers or Milwaukee baby dills.