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Dennis Haaland, of East Yellow Medicine Pheasants Forever, left, visits with Mike and Arvid Risa about the hunting benefits made possible by the land they enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program. Tribune file photo

West central region keeps majority of its CRP lands

WILLMAR -- More than 3.4 million acres across the country was pulled out of the Conservation Reserve Program when the contracts on those lands expired in September. Most of that...

farm / agriculture / USDA Tue, Jan 05, 2010 - 8:57am

Luke Faleide, left, and his brother Nathan Faleide stand next to a computer monitor at Agri ImaGIS Technologies in Fargo that shows satellite images of two adjacent farm fields and where the higher yields are, which helps farmers produce more on their fields. Dave Wallis / The Forum

Farmers benefit from Fargo-based firm's sky-high ag technology

Lanny Faleide was 13 when men landed on the moon. "Our generation always wanted to be astronauts or do something with space technology.

farm / agriculture Mon, Jan 04, 2010 - 11:56am

South Dakota wind officials want high national renewable electricity standard

farm / agriculture / government Mon, Jan 04, 2010 - 2:58am

Wheat growers to vote on check-off increase in January

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Member farmers of the Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council will vote in January on a proposed increase to their check-off promotion. The current proposal is...

farm / agriculture Thu, Dec 31, 2009 - 12:56am

Watch farm buildings for excessive snow loads; remove with extreme caution

Last week's snowstorm in various sections of the state resulted in at least one roof collapse on a pig barn in southern Minnesota due to the accumulation of snow and...

farm / agriculture Wed, Dec 30, 2009 - 12:54pm

WCROC Organic Crops

The 3-year conversion of 165 acres to organic certification that began in 20008 will be completed after the 2010 harvest. In 2010 we will have 71 acres certified organic for...

farm / agriculture Fri, Dec 25, 2009 - 4:33am

Beet growers struggle in a muddy field northeast of Clara City in this undated photo taken during the harvest season. Sugar beet growers in the area feared they would not be able to harvest their crops in time, but their struggles were rewarded with one of the best crops ever. Photo by John White, Clara City Herald

Sugar harvest drags growers through worst, but big yields lift region's economy

RENVILLE -- Tom Jacobs' father started raising sugar beets in Renville County in 1964, and with the exception of a few years in the early '70s, the family has continued...

farm / agriculture Wed, Dec 23, 2009 - 9:40am

Low test weight corn for swine

The cool summer, slow maturation of the corn crop and the late harvest have created challenges for corn growers and pork producers this year. The end result is that pork...

farm / agriculture Fri, Dec 18, 2009 - 4:35am

Grazing livestock year-round is focus of upcoming seminar

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota livestock producers who are looking to cut production costs and improve the efficiency of their operation have an opportunity to learn more about year-round grazing...

farm / agriculture Thu, Dec 17, 2009 - 10:11am

Liquidations in hog industry will also harm consumers

Tough financial conditions for pork producers will continue for at least the next six months, with expected decreases in Minnesota's pork production. Consumers, who are also under economic distress, will...

farm / extension Tue, Dec 15, 2009 - 12:09am

CVEC farmers raising the bar with unique field research

This year's corn harvest was one of the most challenging in recent memory, but it didn't stop nearly a dozen farmers with the Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company from accomplishing what...

farm / agriculture Mon, Dec 14, 2009 - 7:31am

Sugar beet cooperative reorganizes board of directors

RENVILLE -- Mark Arnold of Holloway will serve as chairman of the board of directors for the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. Arnold was among those elected during the cooperative's...

farm / agriculture Wed, Dec 09, 2009 - 1:45am

MDA urges farmers and other diesel users to winterize fuel now

With some fall fieldwork still underway, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is reminding farmers to winterize their diesel fuel. Colder temperatures may cause problems for equipment still running on...

farm / agriculture Tue, Dec 08, 2009 - 2:07pm

Apply now for farm business management scholarships from MDA

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota growers of several specialty crops may qualify for scholarships to offset the cost of farm business management classes through a program administered by the Minnesota...

farm / agriculture / education Sat, Dec 05, 2009 - 4:25am

Minnesota national farmers group to meet in Sauk Centre

The annual state convention of the Minnesota National Farmers Organization (NFO) will be held Saturday, December 5 at the Lynx Golf Course, located two miles south of Sauk Centre along...

farm / news Fri, Dec 04, 2009 - 7:30am

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