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A workshop on profitable collaborative distribution strategies Nov. 16 in Milan

Do you produce food on your farm and market it to customers around western Minnesota, South Dakota, or the Twin Cities? households, institutions, restaurants or grocers? Are you...

farm / agriculture Mon, Oct 31, 2011 - 3:37pm

MAHS ag instructor Natasha Mortenson finalist for national community service award

The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) announces Natasha Mortenson of Morris, Minn., as the Region III winner of ACTE's Outstanding Teacher in Community Service award. Mortenson is one...

news / education / farm / agriculture Thu, Oct 27, 2011 - 10:31am

Two new varieties help wheat farmers look ahead

ST. PAUL, Minn. (10/24/2011) -- 2011 was a challenging growing season for wheat. Delayed planting, a hot and humid July, Fusarium head blight and bacterial leaf streak took their toll...

farm / agriculture / extension Mon, Oct 24, 2011 - 3:53pm

Congress considers legislation to help young farmers

WASHINGTON - Congress is considering legislation that looks to help open the door for the next generation of farmers and ranchers. Adam Warthesen with the Land Stewardship Project calls it...

farm / news / agriculture Mon, Oct 24, 2011 - 10:00am

Plan your 2012 corn nitrogen management now

ST. PAUL -- Now, as soil temperatures cool down, is the time to plan your nitrogen management for 2012. The first important question is "How much nitrogen should I apply?"...

news / agriculture Fri, Oct 21, 2011 - 1:13pm

Rural policy workshops planned in Morris next week

MORRIS - The Center for Rural Affairs and the Center for Small Towns at the University of Minnesota, Morris, are co-hosting workshops to discuss public policy developments that will significantly...

news / agriculture / government Thu, Oct 20, 2011 - 4:22pm

Two Morris FFA teams to compete at nationals

Seventeen Morris Area students will be making the 12-hour trip to Indianapolis, Ind. for the FFA National Convention. While at the convention, delegates will attend sessions on leadership, hear speakers,...

Sat, Oct 15, 2011 - 5:00am

Five Minnesota counties issue more than $10 million in loans to farmers

farm / agriculture Thu, Oct 13, 2011 - 8:51am

Deep-bedded, group-farrowing barn management workshop in Morris Oct. 8

On Oct. 8, 2011, members of the University of Minnesota Extension Swine Team will lead a workshop to help beginning hog farmers develop the skills necessary to properly manage a...

farm / agriculture Mon, Oct 03, 2011 - 1:48pm

Late-season drought brings soybean stress

The dry soil conditions experienced recently over much of Minnesota may limit soybean yields, according to Dave Nicolai, crops educator with University of Minnesota Extension. "Some plants are ripening prematurely...

farm / agriculture / extension Wed, Sep 14, 2011 - 12:20pm

Nation's financial ills mean less money for MN agriculture

news / agriculture Tue, Sep 13, 2011 - 9:40am

USDA-ARS Research Agronomist Frank Forcella (right) discusses echium with participants in the 2011 Summer Field Day at the Swan Lake Research Farm north of Morris.

A honey of a research project

What do alternative crops being researched at the Soils Lab in Morris have to do with the almond crop in California? Honeybees. According to Christi Heinz, Executive Director of Project...

farm / agriculture / USDA Sun, Aug 28, 2011 - 5:04am

Soil Quality Workshop Sept. 12 in Morris

WORTHINGTON Minn. What does soil quality mean? Why is it so important? How do we measure it and how can we impact soil quality with our management practices? Hear experts...

farm / agriculture Mon, Aug 22, 2011 - 3:24pm

Peterson questions federal biofuels plan

ST. PAUL - Minnesota's senior congressman fears the Obama administration has fired a shot over the ethanol industry's bow in seeking a home-grown fuel for the Navy. "I think that...

news / government / farm / agriculture Wed, Aug 17, 2011 - 1:51pm

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Minnesota Farmers Feed US grocery sweepstakes underway

Ok, Minnesotans - here's your chance to win a year's worth of free groceries* from Minnesota's hardworking farmers. Today through October 13, you can enter the Minnesota Farmers Feed US...

farm / agriculture Wed, Aug 17, 2011 - 9:34am

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