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USDA-ARS Research Agronomist Frank Forcella (right) discusses echium with participants in the 2011 Summer Field Day at the Swan Lake Research Farm north of Morris.

A honey of a research project

What do alternative crops being researched at the Soils Lab in Morris have to do with the almond crop in California? Honeybees. According to Christi Heinz, Executive Director of Project...

farm / agriculture / USDA Sun, Aug 28, 2011 - 5:04am

Farm Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 15

The nomination period for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees begins on Wednesday, June 15. There is one opening for the Stevens County committee. The election will be for...

farm / USDA / agriculture Tue, Jun 14, 2011 - 5:40am

USDA Announces May Deadline for Biomass Crop Assistance Program Proposals

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the deadline for project area proposals for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). To be considered, proposals must be submitted to the applicable...

farm / USDA Tue, Apr 26, 2011 - 10:09am

American Crystal Sugar Co.'s Kindred, N.D., receiving station operates as part of the pre-pile harvest in this August file photo. Spring planting is the issue now -- whether farmers will be willing to plant Roundup Ready beets, despite significant recordkeeping and monitoring requirements. Carrie Snyder / The Forum

Roundup Ready beet issue remains unclear

FARGO, N.D. -- Stay tuned. That's the only message available on the Roundup Ready sugar beet question for 2011 as Red River Valley and southern Minnesota farmers prepare for a...

farm / agriculture / USDA Sun, Mar 27, 2011 - 1:08am

USDA Recognizes Work of Farmers and Ranchers on National Ag Day

In honor of the hard work and commitment of America's producers, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today recognized the nation's farmers and ranchers -- as part of National Ag Day --...

farm / agriculture / USDA Wed, Mar 16, 2011 - 10:31am

Cargill AgHorizons in Alberta will increase its grain storage capacity to 3,430,000 bushels from 1,084,000 at its grain elevator, and the project also will include a new covered truck receiving area, increasing the unloading capacity to 55,000 bushels per hour from 25,000.

Cargill AgHorizons to expand Alberta operations

Cargill AgHorizons in Alberta will increase its grain storage capacity to 3,430,000 bushels from 1,084,000 at its grain elevator here with the addition of six steel bins, the company announced...

news / USDA Thu, Mar 03, 2011 - 3:32pm

WRP/RIM sign-up period begins March 1

Beginning March 1, the USDA and the State of Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) will begin taking applications to enroll land into the Wetlands Reserve Program/Reinvest in...

farm / USDA Mon, Feb 21, 2011 - 12:34pm

Disaster Assistance for Livestock Producers Affected by Ice, Cold and Heavy Snow

WASHINGTON, DC - USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Jonathan Coppess has issued a reminder to livestock producers throughout the Plains states and the Midwest that FSA programs may be...

farm / agriculture / USDA Mon, Feb 07, 2011 - 11:28am

USDA Introduces an Online Tool to Assist Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the Department has established an online tool that can link retiring farmers who have expiring Conservation Reserve Program contracts with beginning farmers or...

farm / USDA / agriculture Mon, Dec 13, 2010 - 11:23am

USDA hosting biofuels forum in Morris

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is hosting a biofuels forum on Thursday at the West Central Research and Outreach Center. The forum runs from 9 a.m.

farm / USDA Thu, Sep 23, 2010 - 7:10am

From left, Francis Gilles and James Link, both of Wahpeton, N.D., explore the exhibits Tuesday at the Big Iron Farm Show at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in West Fargo. Link is driving a replica of a 1957 Chevy built on a golf cart chassis. Dave Wallis / The Forum

Ag Secretary Vilsack a big draw at Big Iron

Chances are U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack doesn't need convincing that farm issues are important to the nation at large. The crowd that came to see him speak at...

farm / USDA / government Wed, Sep 15, 2010 - 5:24am

Challengers in the 7th Congressional District listen to incumbent U.S. Rep. Colllin Peterson during a Tuesday FarmFest forum. From left are Peterson, Lee Byberg, Alan Roebke and Glen Menze. Photo by Don Davis, Forum Communications.

Peterson opponent: U.S. on collision with bankruptcy

By Don Davis State Capitol Bureau MORGAN, Minn. -- The two major candidates to represent western Minnesota in the U.S. House show relatively few differences on farm policy, but the...

news / government / USDA Tue, Aug 03, 2010 - 5:05pm

Area crops are doing well at this point in the growing season, but progress will need to continue so growers can make up for low prices with larger yields. Photo by Nancy Woodke, Sun Tribune.

Knee high, prices low

By Tom Larson, Sun Tribune The venerable "knee-high by the Fourth of July" standard for corn crops has long gone the way of pinwheels, sparklers and homemade ice cream. Especially...

news / USDA Fri, Jul 02, 2010 - 4:48pm

Producers Reminded to File Annual Report of Acreage to Meet Farm Program Requirements

USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Jonathan Coppess reminds producers to submit their annual report of acreage to their local FSA county office to meet FSA program eligibility requirements. "Producers...

farm / USDA Fri, Apr 30, 2010 - 11:48am

USDA to cut subsidies as insurers post big profits

MINNEAPOLIS -- The federal government wants to save taxpayers billions of dollars by reducing spending on crop insurance after years of big profits by insurers, but the industry claims the...

farm / agriculture / USDA Thu, Apr 29, 2010 - 7:48am

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