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
Big Day at Pork Congress 2022 In Mankato
Pre-registration was one of the largest in recent years at the new location in Mankato for Pork Congress.
MN Broker Ag Markets Last Week Nuts!
Commodity Broker Gordy Ktalovetz with Chiodo Commodities said the ag markets were nuts after a tweet near the close about the U.S. sending troops to the Ukraine.
Minnesota Pork Congress Next Week In Mankato
Minnesota Pork Congress is coming up next week at a new location, the Mayo Clinic Health Systems Event Center.
Plant Cover Crops Get Crop insurance Premium Benefit
The USDA announced today through a news release that farmers that plant cover crops can receive a "premium benefit."
Did Randolph FFA Advisor Ed Terry Go Bull Riding?
A number of Randolph FFA members went to the rodeo last week and sent this picture of Advisor Ed Terry riding a bull?
January Weather COLD Tom Hoverstad SROC [Listen]
Tom Hoverstad Scientist at the Southern research and Outreach Center at Waseca said we had 22 days in January of 2022 that were below zero!
Minnesota Broker Bean Complex Had a Great Week [Listen]
Commodity Broker Gordy Kralovetz with Chiodo Commodities said the entire bean complex, oil, meal and beans had a great week.
USDA Extends Comment Period Changes to Apple Crop Insurance
The USDA's Risk Management Agency has extended the comment period for proposed changes to the Apple Crop Insurance Policy.
Jerry’s Math Gophers Beat Badgers in Madison Last Sunday
It sure was fun for Louise and I to watch the Gophers men's basketball team at the Kohl Center in Madison last week, according to my math, Minnesota won!
2022 Growing Season Shortages and High Prices [Listen]
Pioneer Agronomists Ashley Storby and Jay Zielske were on AM MN to talk about planning for the 2022 growing season with shortages, high prices & new diseases.