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CVEC to pay $120,000 in penalties over allegations involving gasifier

BENSON -- Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company of Benson will be paying $120,000 in fines to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as part of an agreement over alleged violations involving its...

news / region / agriculture / farm Wed, Mar 31, 2010 - 2:30am

USDA Announces IT Modernization of Farm Service Agency to Improve Delivery of Service to Producers Throughout the Country

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA has awarded a major contract to improve the delivery of agricultural services and benefits to producers by using modern, secure and reliable...

farm / USDA Tue, Mar 30, 2010 - 11:45am

State recognizes agriculture sector with special designation

St. Paul, Minn. - Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is urging all residents to support the state's farming sector as he proclaims March 14-20, 2010 Minnesota Agriculture Week. The state observance...

farm / agriculture Tue, Mar 16, 2010 - 12:00am

Interest in corn keeps popping

This is not your grandfather's -- or even your father's -- cornfield. "Your world is different than Granddad's.

farm / agriculture Fri, Feb 26, 2010 - 6:50am

Jay Backstrom, Beltrami Soil and Water Conservation District Board chairman, asks Beltrami County commissioners recently for $25,000 to consolidate with the Marshall-Beltrami SWCD and to transition into the Beltrami County Environmental Services Department. The County Board gave $10,000 and asked Backstrom to return with a report before requesting the remaining $15,000. Pioneer Photo/Brad Swenson

Soil and Water Conservation District transition is a rocky road

The Marshall-Beltrami Soil and Water Conservation District is no more, and the Beltrami County SWCD finds itself traveling a rocky road to become a Beltrami County agency. While no formal...

farm / agriculture Thu, Feb 25, 2010 - 7:07am

Pawlenty suggests ag research cut

ST. PAUL -- Agriculture leaders are questioning some cuts Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty proposes to balance the state budget. Especially troublesome to some is cutting the Agriculture Utilization Research Institute,...

farm / agriculture / government / news Fri, Feb 19, 2010 - 7:01am

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, left, and U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson discuss the economic opportunities of a local foods economy during a break at the Home Grown Economy conference at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Condition of U.S. economy likely to lead to changes in ag programs

MARSHALL -- U.S. Rep.

farm / agriculture Thu, Feb 18, 2010 - 7:11am

Wet spring, corn residue affect spring nutrient management

The agriculturally troubled fall of 2009 may be over, but here comes the sequel--a potentially wet spring. Due to the late corn harvest, many fields have yet to be tilled,...

farm / agriculture Wed, Feb 10, 2010 - 2:16am

Mark Malecha is lowered out of a silo where he became trapped before noon Thursday.

Elevator employee rescued from silo in Feely

After nearly eight hours of confinement, Feely Elevator manager Mark Malecha was rescued from the corn silo where he became trapped before noon Thursday. Malecha was pulled to safety at...

news / farm / agriculture Mon, Feb 08, 2010 - 1:37am

Farmers study tile drainage

After nearly two decades of wet fields and reduced yields, tile drainage appeals to a growing number of area farmers. Tile drainage was among the topics at the Northwest Farm...

farm / agriculture Wed, Feb 03, 2010 - 2:43pm

Wheat growers approve higher check-off rate

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota wheat growers have approved a referendum to increase their commodity check-off rate. The vote was 334 to 154 to increase the wheat check-off from one...

farm / agriculture Tue, Feb 02, 2010 - 3:12pm

Expected freeze on domestic spending budget likely won't affect farm programs, Peterson says

A three-year freeze in spending on many domestic programs, which President Barack Obama is expected to call for when he delivers his first State of the Union message to Congress...

news / government / farm / agriculture Wed, Jan 27, 2010 - 2:58am

Farm land values increase slightly

Farm land values continued to rise last year and are once again reaching all time record levels, according to an annual survey on bare farm land sales. However, the recent...

farm / extension / agriculture Tue, Jan 26, 2010 - 11:38am

Agricultural experts: Get active to protect and produce America's food

WILLMAR -- "Don't let what happened to us happen to you." The words of a German farmer could well be a foretelling of the demise of American animal agriculture and...

farm / agriculture Wed, Jan 20, 2010 - 3:39am

Economist: Profitability could return to livestock sector

WILLMAR -- Portions of the livestock sector could return to profitability this year, but the all of animal agriculture will continue to face ongoing economic, export and demand challenges as...

farm / news / agriculture Mon, Jan 18, 2010 - 11:17am

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