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Written by Kirby Schmidt
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Friday, 11 December 2009 23:12 |
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 The National FFA Organization makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. Growing up on a farm, Sheep Production has been apart of my everyday life: from the days of childhood that were consumed with bottle-feeding to the day I was given my first ewe. Through my Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) project, I not only became more enthusiastic about Sheep Production, but more informed to educate people about sheep and their importance to Agricultural Industries.
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Written by Lila Schmidt
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Wednesday, 09 December 2009 22:34 |
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Pipestone Lamb and Wool recognized Grandview Polypay with a Holaway Memorial Award. The selection for the Outstanding Producer is based on achieved outstanding production, performance and profit from their sheep operation. To qualify, producers must have at least 100 ewes. Producers are also recognized for their leadership and time provided to the Lamb and Wool Program activities.
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Written by Scott Schmidt
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Thursday, 05 November 2009 00:00 |
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On behalf of all the family, welcome to Grandview Polypay. We are pleased to share with you a refreshed version of grandviewpolypay.com. My name is Scott Schmidt, son of Dale and Lila. I'm an amateur web-designer and also enjoy photography as you'll see throughout this site.
If you are a regular visitor, you may have noticed some strange looking pages as we overhauled our site into a new content management system. Be sure to update your bookmark if you haven't already. Also we've added a RSS Feed to our blog section. Subscribe to The Latest by clicking on the orange feed icon if you wish to keep up to date with Grandview Polypay.
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Written by Dick Hagen
The Land Staff Writer
Wednesday, 29 November 2006 13:58 |
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 — Although not considered a major livestock enterprise in Minnesota, enthusiasm for the sheep industry has been slowly growing for many years. Case in point: Marshall-area producer Lila Schmidt.
“I’m passionate about the industry; I love sheep,” declared this lady with more than 25 years in the sheep business.
After 10 years at Schwan’s Foods in Marshall, she left her professional office job and today manages a Polypay flock of about 125 ewes on a 12-acre country residence about six miles west of town.
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Written by Jerry Sorensen
June 2004 |
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NSIP records are a very important tool for Polypay flocks across the United States. EPDs through National Sheep Improvement Program help discover genetic potential not only within a flock, but between flocks from radically different areas. A computer in Virginia calculates all the records from across the country. Flocks with similar genetics can be compared across flock. This linkage between flocks is important to make the EPDs more accurate. 
At the recent National Polypay Sale, two breeders were discussing how to share good genetics to the benefit of both flocks. |
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