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A Worker at the Callaway Elevator attempts to signal the crane operator after he and another man cut a hole in the side of a grain storage bin to drain the wheat inside Thursday afternoon. The storage bin had buckled and was leaning to the north. (Brian Basham/Record)

Grain showers in Callaway

A large grain storage bin at the Callaway Elevator started buckling Wednesday, causing an emergency response from CHS, the company that operates the elevator. Christine Thompson, spokeswoman for CHS, said...

news / farm / agriculture Mon, Sep 13, 2010 - 6:55am

Workmen use a tall lift as they put insulation around pipes at the Otter Tail Ag Enterprises ethanol plant under construction in 2008 in Fergus Falls. Forum file photo

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...

farm / agriculture Tue, Aug 31, 2010 - 2:07am

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...

farm / news / government / agriculture Mon, Aug 16, 2010 - 9:29am

Farmers work to bridge city-rural gap

RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- Many Americans have drifted away from the farm for years, creating a division between city and farm cousins. For those in the city, their idea of...

farm / agriculture Mon, Jul 26, 2010 - 3:31am

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...

farm / agriculture Mon, Jul 12, 2010 - 4:38am

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...

farm / agriculture Tue, Jul 06, 2010 - 5:14am

Ukrainian students, from left, Pavlo "Pasha" Ievych, Sergi Titarenko and Serhiy Nikolenko arrived earlier this spring as part of a student work exchange program at Bergen's Nursery west of Park Rapids. (Jean Ruzicka / Enterprise)

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...

farm / region / agriculture Wed, Jun 30, 2010 - 1:11pm

Second-generation biofuels require organization, grower education

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Twenty-one billion gallons of second-generation biofuels made from non-grain feedstocks must enter the nation's fuel supply by 2022, as mandated by the Energy Independence and Security...

farm / extension Thu, Jun 24, 2010 - 8:59am

Cattlemen's Summer Tour in Morris July 13

The West Central Cattlemen welcome beef producers, agri-businessmen, and consumers to the annual Minnesota State Cattlemen's Summer Tour and Trade Show. The tour spotlights innovations in marketing, management and technology...

farm / agriculture Tue, Jun 22, 2010 - 1:20pm

Farm bill funds may fight floods

farm / agriculture Tue, Jun 15, 2010 - 7:56am

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...

farm / agriculture Mon, Jun 14, 2010 - 6:59am

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

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

farm / agriculture Fri, Jun 11, 2010 - 9:03am

Biomass energy is again on radar for MnVAP

PRIAM -- The Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers are ready to take another try at developing a biomass energy product. The farmer-owned cooperative in Priam has obtained the permits needed from...

farm / agriculture Thu, Jun 03, 2010 - 7:21am

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...

farm / government / agriculture Wed, Jun 02, 2010 - 10:01am

Biomass energy is again on radar for MnVAP

PRIAM -- The Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers are ready to take another try at developing a biomass energy product. The farmer-owned cooperative in Priam has obtained the permits needed from...

farm / agriculture Fri, May 28, 2010 - 7:11am

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