AGRICULTURE
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.
By Kristen Daum , August 31, 2010
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.
August 16, 2010
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.
By Don Davis, Capitol Bureau , July 26, 2010
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.
By Patrick Springer , July 12, 2010
Project finds corn cobs are a viable fuel opportunity for city MUC
A pilot project testing the feasibility of burning corn cobs with coal found that cobs are a viable, renewable fuel opportunity for Willmar Municipal Utilities, according to a recently completed study.
By David Little , July 07, 2010
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.
July 06, 2010
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.
By Jean Ruzicka , June 30, 2010
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.
June 22, 2010
Farm bill funds may fight floods
Plan would earmark $50 million a year for water retention
By Kristen Daum , June 15, 2010
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.
June 14, 2010
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.
By Anne Polta , June 11, 2010
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.
By Tom Cheverny , June 03, 2010
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.
By Mikkel Pates , June 02, 2010
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.
By Tom Cheverny , May 28, 2010
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.
By Kristen Daum , May 18, 2010
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