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May is Beef Month, a page of the calendar set aside to celebrate and promote Minnesota’s beef producers, who not only provide us tasty meals, but contribute more than people might realize to the state’s economy.

But what does “May Beef Month” mean to the people who are out promoting beef on a daily basis? “We do promote beef year-round, but we’re kind of nostalgic about May in Minnesota,” said Karin Schaefer, Executive Director of the Minnesota Beef Council. “In May, we’re ready to go be outside and fire up our grills. Beef and grilling really go hand-in-hand in Minnesota.”

The Fillmore County Board of Commissioners heard from various department heads during its meeting on Tuesday, April 23, encompassing feedlots, road projects and personnel items.

The board first welcomed Feedlot Officer Mike Frauenkron who outlined the 2018 feedlot report, stating he sought the board’s acceptance of the report.

Bakke questioned the number of noncompliant feedlot reports, asking Frauenkron what constituted noncompliant reports. The feedlot officer answered that is when there were no available records from a farmer’s feedlot.

With the memory of slick winter roads still fresh on their minds, the City of Rushford Village accepted a bid for next year’s road rock at their April 16 meeting. The council also received citizen input on the effects of recent high water issues that plagued village residents recently.

Road rock

Mike Torgerson, from Bruening Rock Products, presented a bid for road rock for the council’s consideration. Bruening, which also supplied last year’s road for the village, was the lone bidder on the contract. Torgerson’s figures were as follows: