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Volume 26, No. 23
January 25, 2025
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Glessings attend presidential inauguration By Amy Kyllo
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WASHINGTON — This past week Dan Glessing and his wife, Seena, had an experience they will never forget as they attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for both Seena and me,” Glessing said. “(It was) neat to be able to witness that rsthand.” The Glessings milk 75 cows on their farm near Waverly, Minnesota. The couple were invited to attend the inauguration by Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who was the chair of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Klobu-
char herself spoke at the beginning of the inauguration. “The whole ceremonial aspect of (the inauguration) does bring a bipartisanship together,” Glessing said. “I can’t emphasize enough the importance (that) both political parties have certain ideologies, but the American people are the ones who make this country what it is and what we stand for. And so, there’s that sense of patriotism. … Yes, it’s bipartisan, but it also is just the celebration of being in the United States of America.” Because of the extremely cold temperatures, the inauguration ceremony was held in the Capitol Rotunda instead of its originally planned location on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. With the change of locations, the Glessings were
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Seena and Dan Glessing pause Jan. 20 during the presidenƟal inauguraƟon from where they celebrated at EmancipaƟon Hall in Washington. The Glessings aƩended the inauguraƟon aŌer being invited by Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
seated in Emancipation Hall. There, on a big screen, they watched the inauguration livestream. Following the swearing-in, President Donald Trump came and spoke to attendees in Emancipation Hall for about 15-20 minutes. The Glessings were seated in front of the podium and to the left about three rows back. “It is a neat opportunity to see someone who typically you only see on the television or in media … in person and know that he is the president,” Glessing said. He said it was interesting to watch the security measures and the U.S. Secret Service’s efforts to keep the president protected. He said he also enjoyed getting to see Vice President JD Vance, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. Turn to GLESSINGS | Page 5
Factors that Micro dairy, macro impact affect slaughter Busses gift market prices A2A2 milk By Sarah Middendorf
By Amy Kyllo
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LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. — Cattle prices can impact dairy farmers on a weekly, monthly and even a yearly basis. Tyrel Lembke, head cattle buyer at Long Prairie Packing Co, shared about how different factors affect market prices and how the beef demand has an inuence throughout. “I think that beef producers and beef processors have done a great job of making sure beef is safe and the reputation of high quality is in place,” Lembke said. “Beef consumers trust beef and I think that has really supported demand.”
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. — Jim Busse has dreamed for years of having his own dairy herd again. However, as the owner of Busse Student Transportation, the doors seemed to be always closed to farming. However, in the past three years, the desire of the owner of the bus company has been fullled. Jim and his wife, Nancy, own two Jersey A2A2 cows, whom they affectionately call Emma and Amy. In addition, they also have three Jersey youngstock and a Jersey bull named Goofy. “I got to go into the Promised Land,” Jim said. “This is it. … I just always said I would love to have a little progeny herd, a little herd, but it would be impossible (because) I was so busy building the bus company.”
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Jim Busse milks one of his two cows Jan. 14 at his micro dairy near Prior Lake, Minnesota. Busse had a dairy background and returned to the industry three years ago.