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Deron Erickson, a farm business management educator with Ridgewater College, traveled to China to help promote Minnesota soybeans and learn about Chinese agriculture with the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council. Chinese customers are “very interested” in U.S. agriculture, said Erickson.

Educator helps promote Minnesota soybeans in China

MORRIS – The next time you drive past a soybean field, take a guess at where those beans will end up. Some will go to Mexico, others across the Atlantic...

news / region Sun, May 05, 2013 - 8:32am

Student helps digitize Barnes-Aastad history

MORRIS – Beginning in January, Center for Small Towns’ student Abigail Thebault-Spieker has been digitally archiving documents for the Barnes-Aastad Soil and Water Conservation Research Association. The idea for the...

news Fri, May 03, 2013 - 10:48am

On Thursday, April 18, customers and community members were invited to the Morris Coop Association’s new bulk seed treatment facility just outside of Morris. Despite the snow storm, more than 200 people attended. (Kim Ukura/Sun Tribune)

Morris Coop plans expanded agronomy center opening for spring 2014

MORRIS – After a productive and profitable year in 2012, the Morris Coop Association was able to return approximately $1 million to community stakeholders while simultaneously moving forward with a...

news / local Fri, Apr 19, 2013 - 4:15pm

Esther Koehl received the Minnesota FFA Alumni's Outstanding Young Alumni award Saturday during the organization's annual conference, held at the West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris. Koehl (left) is pictured with Morris Area FFA Adviser Natasha Mortenson and Minnesota FFA Alumni Membership Director Mary Buschette.

Koehl named Minnesota FFA Outstanding Young Alumni

MORRIS, Minn. - Esther Koehl, of Hancock, was named the 2013 Minnesota FFA Alumni'sOutstanding Young Alumni. The award gives recognition to an individual who is new to the FFA Alumni...

news / local Mon, Feb 18, 2013 - 2:15pm

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

South Dakota's Sen. Johnson sweats fate of US farm bill

farm / agriculture Thu, Dec 20, 2012 - 10:45am

Avoid roof collapses from snow on agricultural buildings

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- It looks like 2012-13 could be a year for the Midwest to get hit by heavy snow and ice storms, which can leave large amounts of...

farm / agriculture / extension Thu, Dec 20, 2012 - 6:48am

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