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Is your Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contract expiring?

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has been one of the most successful conservation programs in the state of Minnesota.

farm / agriculture / USDA Mon, Dec 17, 2012 - 5:57am

Valu Ford to participate in FFA scholarship program

MORRIS, Minn. - Valu Ford of Morris will be joining Ford Motor Company in its ongoing commitment to the National FFA. Ford has committed to a sixteenth year of the...

news / agriculture Sun, Dec 16, 2012 - 5:38pm

Farming for Soil Health' Class this Winter in Glenwood

GLENWOOD, Minn. - A two-part "Farming for Soil Health: Setting the Foundation for Success and Profitability" class will be offered this winter in Glenwood. The first part of the class...

farm / agriculture Mon, Dec 10, 2012 - 3:19am

South Dakota co-op expanding

SISSETON, S.D. -- There's a bigger story behind that big pile of corn east of Sisseton, S.D. Sisseton Farmers Co-op is one of nine elevators in the Wheaton-Dumont Co-op Elevator...

farm / agriculture Tue, Dec 04, 2012 - 4:30am

Maximizing soybean yields through managed inputs

Increasing commodity prices have placed tremendous pressure on farmers to increase their total production; however, land and input costs continue to rise in parallel with grain prices. These increased costs,...

farm / agriculture / extension Tue, Dec 04, 2012 - 12:30am

Cattle Feeder Days to focus on managing feedlot efficiency

MORRIS - Feeding and managing for efficiency in the feedlot while finishing cattle at heavier weights is the theme for the 2012 University of Minnesota Cattle Feeder Day Program. As...

farm / news / agriculture Thu, Nov 29, 2012 - 2:00pm

Fargodome hosts annual Northern Ag Expo

FARGO - There is reason for farmers to be optimistic about a profitable crop next year despite the past summer's nationwide drought, say experts who spoke Tuesday during the annual...

farm / agriculture Wed, Nov 28, 2012 - 11:09am

Technology improves with more corn acres

ULEN, Minn. -- Corn: It seems to drive much of the change in agriculture these days. Experts say farmers are tapping into the latest innovations in remote sensing and other...

farm / agriculture Wed, Nov 28, 2012 - 7:00am

Choosing corn hybrids for next growing season

In a year when tremendous variability was observed within fields as well as among areas of the state, information from replicated trials like the University of Minnesota trials is particularly...

farm / agriculture / extension Sun, Nov 25, 2012 - 4:07am

Farm bill could be part of solution

ST. PAUL -- A farm bill awaiting congressional action is being viewed more and more as a partial solution to the federal government's debt and budget crisis. The farm bill...

news / government / farm / agriculture Sun, Nov 18, 2012 - 1:05am

As Minnesota political observer Blois Olson speaks, Washington political experts Jennifer Duffy and James Hohmann listen during a Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, meeting of the Minnesota Agri-Growth Council. (Forum Communications photo by Don Davis)

Farm bill unlikely before fiscal cliff issue resolved

MINNEAPOLIS -- America's agriculture industry needs to be patient. Jennifer Duffy of The Cook Political Report said Tuesday that an overall budget-debt deal needs to happen before Congress can pass...

farm / agriculture Wed, Nov 14, 2012 - 8:35am

Stevens County FSA County Committee election underway

Ballots for this year's Stevens County Committee election were mailed to eligible voters in LAA-2 on Nov. 5, 2012. Voters must complete their ballots and return them to the FSA...

farm / agriculture / USDA Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 10:52am

Crop acreage reporting deadlines changed for forage

ST. PAUL - Minnesota USDA-Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Linda Hennen announced today that some crop acreage reporting dates have been changed to reduce confusion and eventually be...

news / farm / agriculture Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 5:00am

Dairy plant in Dawson to close, 130 jobs lost

DAWSON -- Associated Milk Producers Inc.

news / region / agriculture / farm Tue, Nov 06, 2012 - 12:01pm

SURE Sign-Up Period now open

Saint Paul, Minn., - Minnesota USDA-Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Linda Hennen reminds producers that sign-up for the 2011 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) began Oct. 22, 2012,...

farm / agriculture / USDA Wed, Oct 31, 2012 - 12:44am

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