Fergus Falls ethanol operator receives extension

Otter Tail Ag Enterprises, which operates the Fergus Falls, Minn., ethanol plant, has six more weeks to come up with $12 million worth of capital, or face possible liquidation to resolve its debt problems.

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Klobuchar staff in Morris today for farm bill discussion

Staff members from the office of U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., will be in Morris at 3 p.m. today at the AgCountry Auditorium at the West Central Research and Outreach Center to take comments from farmers and residents on the 2008 farm bill and to look ahead to reauthorization in 2012.

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Farmers work to bridge city-rural gap

Many Americans have drifted away from the farm for years, creating a division between city and farm cousins.

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Technology reduces need for seasonal field workers

The stream of migrant workers who come to the Red River Valley to work in the farm fields has slowed to a trickle compared to the numbers that once came.

Committee votes to expand U.S. ag trade to Cuba

The House Agriculture Committee passed legislation last Thursday to expand U.S. agriculture trade and increase jobs, approving historic legislation that will greatly expand trade of U.S. agriculture products to Cuba.

Ukrainian students interning at Park Rapids nursery

A trio of Ukrainian students arrived in Park Rapids this spring to gain an understanding of U.S. horticultural practices, each of them pursuing an agricultural-related degree back on their home turf.

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Second-generation biofuels require organization, grower education

Growers, loggers, brokers, aggregators, farmers and cooperatives will need to organize so they can offer reliable biomass supplies to feed hungry biorefineries.

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Cattlemen's Summer Tour in Morris July 13

The annual Minnesota State Cattlemen's Summer Tour and Trade Show will be held July 13 in Morris.

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Farm bill funds may fight floods

Plan would earmark $50 million a year for water retention

Clarissa farmer agrees to pay $45,000 in feedlot penalties

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has reached an agreement with Joe Varner that requires him to pay $45,000 for alleged feedlot violations at his cattle farm near Clarissa in Todd County.

EDC looks to attract angel investors for biotech plans for the county

Local economic development officials are hoping for a critical boost today to their efforts to launch an angel investors network in Kandiyohi County.

Biomass energy is again on radar for MnVAP

The Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers are ready to take another try at developing a biomass energy product.

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Cap-and-trade legislation ‘lethal’ to beet industry, says American Crystal exec

If “cap-and-trade” legislation were to move forward as currently framed, it would be the death knell to the “world-class efficient” sugar beet industry in the Red River Valley, and much of the rest of the country, a top executive of American Crystal Sugar Co. said this week.

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Biomass energy is again on radar for MnVAP

The Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers are ready to take another try at developing a biomass energy product.

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Chicken proposal won’t fly in West Fargo

There won’t be any backyard chickens in West Fargo anytime soon. After heated discussion Monday night, city commissioners unanimously struck down a proposed ordinance change that would have allowed residents to house up to four hens in backyard coops, with the consent of surrounding neighbors.

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