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Alfalfa-corn rotation increases yield and reduces nitrogen fertilizer needs

Farmers usually enjoy a yield boost when corn is planted following an alfalfa crop. The major reasons: reduced pest and disease pressure, better soil structure that enhances root growth and...

farm / extension Mon, Feb 18, 2013 - 2:36pm

2013 FFA Week -- Morris Area FFA

farm / agriculture Mon, Feb 18, 2013 - 11:35am

Minnesota families who have owned their farms for 100 years or more may apply for the 2013 Century Farms Program.

State Fair and Farm Bureau Federation Accepting Century Farm Applications

ST. PAUL, Minn.-- Minnesota families who have owned their farms for 100 years or more may apply for the 2013 Century Farms Program. Produced by the Minnesota State Fair in...

farm Tue, Feb 12, 2013 - 10:11am

Let it snow: N.D., western Minnesota may see drought abate

FARGO — Drought conditions in North Dakota and western Minnesota should get better this spring, but farmers will rely more on spottier thunderstorms and conditions will get dry again in...

farm Mon, Feb 11, 2013 - 4:32pm

Alfalfa-corn rotation increases yield and reduces nitrogen fertilizer needs

Farmers usually enjoy a yield boost when corn is planted following an alfalfa crop. The major reasons: reduced pest and disease pressure, better soil structure that enhances root growth and...

farm / extension Mon, Feb 04, 2013 - 3:50pm

Climate outlooks indicate moisture, but drought isn't over yet

Although much of Minnesota is still in severe to extreme drought, University of Minnesota Extension climatologist Mark Seeley says the outlook shows a different story for late winter all the...

farm / extension Mon, Feb 04, 2013 - 3:39pm

Extension farm management and marketing update to be held Feb. 14 in Evansville, Minn.

What is the number one concern of crop producers? The answer is farmland. Some questions heard around the region are: farmland rental rates are increasing, will I be able to...

farm / agriculture Mon, Jan 28, 2013 - 4:41am

Finding the potential availability of manure phosphorus in soil

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Manure has been used as a nutrient source for crop production for many centuries. However, only in the last few decades have we started to fully...

farm / extension Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - 2:04pm

Shortchanging ag research?

Catherine Woteki, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientist, sees two powerful trends that both connect and conflict: -- Global population and food needs are soaring, and the world will...

farm / news / agriculture Tue, Jan 22, 2013 - 9:24am

USDA Finalizes New Microloan Program

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a new microloan program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designed to help small and family operations, beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers secure...

farm / USDA / agriculture Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - 12:18pm

FSA Loan Program Transfers Farmland to the Next Generation of Farmers

USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Loan Chief, Stuart Shelstad reminds landowners that the Land Contract Guarantee Program is available to landowners who wish to transfer farm real estate to...

farm / agriculture / USDA Mon, Jan 14, 2013 - 8:44am

Farmland prices on the rise

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- As farmland prices around the state of Minnesota have continued to increase over the past 20 years, it has left many farmers wondering if and when...

farm / agriculture / extension Tue, Jan 08, 2013 - 1:04pm

Census of Ag time again

farm / agriculture / USDA Wed, Dec 26, 2012 - 2:11pm

Interest rates plunge

farm / agriculture Sat, Dec 22, 2012 - 4:07am

Census provides opportunity to grow the future of agriculture

WASHINGTON, DC - It's not every day that a walk to your mailbox leads to an opportunity to help shape farm programs, boost rural services and grow your farm future...

farm / agriculture / USDA Fri, Dec 21, 2012 - 4:29am

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