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Conservation Reserve Program focus of public meeting in Moorhead Sept. 21

WASHINGTON - The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), today asked the public for comments on the Conservation Reserve Program and scheduled nine...

USDA / farm / agriculture Sat, Aug 22, 2009 - 6:31am

Goose hunting application period set for Lac qui Parle controlled hunt

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will soon begin accepting applications from hunters wishing to reserve a date to goose hunt in the controlled hunting zone at the Lac...

Sat, Aug 22, 2009 - 6:30am

Soils Lab 'Field Day' on Aug. 27 to explore new crops, markets

The 2009 Summer Field Day for the North Central Soil Conservation Research Lab in Morris will be held on Thursday, Aug. 27 at the Swan Lake Research Farm. This year's...

news / farm Fri, Aug 21, 2009 - 5:02pm

Erosion affects water quality, whether it occurs next to a lake, stream or wetland, or in the heart of a city housing development. Erosion is the wearing away of soils...

Fri, Aug 21, 2009 - 4:41pm

Down on the Farm -- Santa Fe

It is no mystery why so many people love Santa Fe, New Mexico. High altitude cities always have a mystical air, and Santa Fe is more mystical than most. At...

agriculture / opinion Wed, Aug 19, 2009 - 6:00am

It's August, and the vegetables and fruits you planted last spring have started coming...and coming, and coming...What do you do with all this produce? You don't need a canner to...

agriculture Tue, Aug 18, 2009 - 4:35pm

One hundred five times, I have put words to paper, creating this casual column discussing and describing the ever-amazing natural world around us. I have usually worked to maintain a...

Mon, Aug 17, 2009 - 2:13pm

Plants that grow in and under the water are part of our surroundings, whether we are fishing, swimming or just sitting on the shore. A diversity of aquatic habitats makes...

Mon, Aug 17, 2009 - 2:10pm

A tame deer named Spike, or Panther by some, continues to go up to homes and onto decks, making friends. The DNR is concerned it could become a public safety issue. (Submitted photo)

DNR concerned tame deer will be safety issue

A yearling deer that made friends with a 9-year-old earlier this spring continues to make friends on the west side of Park Rapids. But the Department of Natural Resources has...

Mon, Aug 17, 2009 - 6:38am

Lowry Days events begin Friday

By Chad Koenen Starbuck Times Featuring an ever-expanding lineup, Lowry will take center stage this weekend as the Third Annual Lowry Days kicks off Friday night. Following a pork chop...

news Thu, Aug 13, 2009 - 10:56am

Irrigation systems in Stevens County have been getting a workout this summer as producers cope with rainfall shortages

Area crop producers 'living on the edge'

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune This is a critical time for area crops as the harvest looms. Rainfall has been spotty all summer, and cooler temperatures have set maturity rates...

news / farm / USDA / agriculture Tue, Aug 11, 2009 - 11:59pm

Home grown tomatoes, home grown tomatoes What would life be without homegrown tomatoes Only two things that money can't buy That's true love and home grown tomatoes." -- Guy Clark...

news / agriculture Tue, Aug 11, 2009 - 3:42pm

Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council to host planning, public input meetings

Minnesotans voted last November to increase their sales tax by three-eighths of one percent effective July 1. One-third of the funding from that Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment goes...

news / government Tue, Aug 11, 2009 - 2:35pm

Canoe trip, dedication will be Aug. 14 in Huntersville

A canoe trip, dedication to a conservationist, and a day full of nature await in the Huntersville Outpost area on Friday, Aug. 14. Friends and family will honor the legacy...

sports Mon, Aug 10, 2009 - 7:15am

Colorado man dies in a tubing accident near Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA - A 32-year-old Colorado man died in a tubing accident Thursday evening on Pocket Lake. According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, a 911 call came in shortly after...

news / sports Mon, Aug 10, 2009 - 5:24am

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