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  • Minnesota Turkeys
    AgNerd - Agriculture - Poultry Farming

    Why Raising Turkeys Indoors Makes Sense.

    April 17, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Last week, I debuted my first blog post for Successful Farming’s “Women in Agriculture” family of bloggers on Agriculture.com. I am beyond thrilled to be asked to contribute to this website on a regular basis and I’m humbled by the amazing women in my company. Does this solidify my status…

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  • Family

    Keep Calm … and Go Hawks??

    October 6, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    How was your weekend? Mine was a whirlwind! On Friday night, we made the 5+ hour trip down to Iowa City to visit my sister-in-law and her family, arriving just after 11 p.m. and welcomed with a beer for Teacher Man and glass of wine for me – much needed…

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  • AgNerd - Agriculture

    Be Real and Be Yourself: Inspirations from AgChat

    August 25, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    A few of my inspirations last week: a comfy pair of jeans that feel like a million bucks (but only cost me $15 – seriously), leopard print heels that are completely walkable (hello there!) and Jay Baer’s New York Times bestseller, Youtility. And all collided at the wonderful world of…

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  • AgNerd - Agriculture - My Work Life

    Getting All AgNerdy On You.

    April 3, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Warning:  AgNerd post alert … no turkey recipe, no cute pug picture. Just me, getting all AgNerdy on you. Can you handle it? Whenever I sit in on AgChat Foundation’s weekly Tweetchat (most Tuesday nights at 7 pm central time; follow #agchat on Twitter), I always get energized. There is…

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  • AgNerd - Agriculture - My Work Life

    Social Media Numbers Game

    November 1, 2012 - By ldurben@charter.net

    (I apologize in advance if this is a long, rambling blog post on social media analytics. I know, the word “analytics” alone is a snore-fest, right? But you see, I’ve been thinking about this subject all day and it’s starting to make my head hurt. However, I decided if I…

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  • About Me

    Deep Breath … Here I Go!

    September 25, 2012 - By ldurben@charter.net

    So the thing about starting a blog is – I’m ridiculously nervous about it. I want the title to be exactly right and the design to look “like me”. And heaven forbid I actually write the first blog post. Will it be interesting? funny? worthwhile enough for anyone who happens…

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Hello, I’m Lara! I’m a wife, mom (empty nester, almost!), a business owner, and an avid baker, gardener, and traveler. Thanks for being here!

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