I grew up on a crop and dairy farm in Southern Minnesota. After graduating from Wells Easton High School, I earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education from the University of Minnesota. After graduation I returned to the family farm consisting of 600 acres of corn, soybeans, alfalfa, sweet corn, peas and 100 dairy cows. In fall of 1995, after 18 years, I traded the milking parlor for a radio microphone. I still get up at 3:15AM every day. In addition to Farm Broadcasting, covering the farm news, weather, markets, meetings, county fairs, FFA conventions and so on, I continue to farm our land in Southern Minnesota. I am on the air from 5:00 to 7:00 with Mornings on the Farm and then reports through out the day. My wife of 40 years, Louise, is an Occupational Health Nurse for the Jennie-O-Turkey Store. We have two children: Laura who finished Graduate school in Michigan and now is in Burnsville and Steve received his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. He works for Eli Lilly in Indianapolis.
Jerry Groskreutz
Have You Seen This Big Nasty Native Minnesota Spider?
These big, scary, nasty looking spiders found in Minnesota are marbled orbweavers or some call them pumpkin spiders.
Shortages of Round-Up and Other Herbicides For 2022 Crop
There seem to be two words I hear in the news a lot these days, inflation and shortages. Both of those are having a huge impact on farmers as we plan for the 2022 growing season. At least on the positive side, I have not heard of any shortages of fertilizer for fall application...
MDA Receives Grant to Help With Farm Stress and Mental Health
The USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded the Minnesota Department of Agriculture a $500,000 grant to advance work in farm stress and mental health.
MN Broker Says it was a Do Nothing Week In Corn and Beans
Commodity Broker Gordy Kralovetz with Chiodo Commodities said it was a do nothing week in corn and beans, and it could have been a lot worse!
Why Does 50 Degrees in the Fall Feel Colder than In the Spring?
It is not your imagination, you are not crazy, their is a scientific explanation, the first 50 degree day in the fall feels colder than the first one in the spring!
Is That Green Object in the sky a UFO?
I took this picture from the combine cab Saturday evening about 8:00, is that green object in the sky a UFO?
MN Broker Corn & Soybeans Traded Sideways Last Week [Listen]
Commodity Broker Gordy Kralovetz with Chiodo Commodities said corn and soybeans traded sideways last week and that was a moral victory!
Will The EPA’s Decision on Popular Insecticide Mean No More Cherries?
More than 80 agriculture groups filed formal objections to the Environmental Protection Agency's revocation decision on the insecticide chlorpyrifos!
MDA Agricultural Literacy Grants Available
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom are offering grants up to $500 to help students learn about agriculture.
Faribault Chamber Ag-Business Committee Delivers Snacks
The Faribault Chamber of Commerce Agri-Business Committee delivered snacks to farmers in the field as a way of saying thank you for what you do!