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Money available for specialty crop growers

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is accepting grant proposals for specialty crop research under the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) Program.

May 08, 2013

Minnesota crop farm incomes up in 2012

Minnesota farmers were largely spared from the drought that severely impacted much of the Corn Belt during the summer of 2012, according to an analysis conducted jointly by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) and University of Minnesota Extension.

May 01, 2013

Field day to demonstrate cover crops

A cover crop demonstration field day will be held on Wednesday, October 24 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on farms in the Glenwood and Sunburg areas.

October 19, 2012

Ploughshare Farm invites families to Fall Festival

A Fall Festival will take place at Ploughshare Farm in Alexandria this Saturday, September 29, from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. There will be a potluck served for the hungry workers throughout the day. Everyone is encouraged to bring a dish and the event will also have chili and stew available. That night, there will be live music.

September 28, 2012

MDA report shows profitability

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) released a new report detailing the financial performance of nine types of specialty crops in Minnesota.

September 26, 2012

'Walk-n-talk' field day planned near Madison

oin Rural Advantage, University of Minnesota Extension, and Carmen Fernholz for a walk-n-talk field day on cover crops and alfalfa mulch on August 22, starting at 1 p.m. at the Fernholz farm near Madison, Minnesota.

By Staff Report , August 14, 2011

Weekly crop, weather reports available online

As Minnesota farmers prepare for the spring planting season, the Minnesota Field Office of the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA, NASS) is resuming its crop and weather reports.

By Staff Report , April 10, 2011

Crop program offers safety net

Linda Hennen, director of the Minnesota State Farm Service Agency, announced that the Department of Agriculture will issue Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) payments for the 2009 crop year to Minnesota producers enrolled in the ACRE program for sunflowers and flaxseed.

January 12, 2011

Minnesota specialty crop producers and programs get boost from USDA

The State of Minnesota will get a share of $55 million dollars in 2010 Specialty Crop Block Grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

By Staff Report , December 11, 2010

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October climate trends reveal need to delay fall nitrogen application

October is an important month from an agricultural standpoint. Crop harvesting, crop drying, tillage and soil testing are among the many weather-sensitive activities Minnesota farmers hope to accomplish.

By Mark Seeley, University of MN Extension , October 17, 2010

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Don’t let electrical accidents crop up during harvest

Even though harvest is one of the busiest times of the year for farmers, you and your helpers need to pay as much attention to what’s above your heads as you do to what’s below your machines.

By Staff Report , September 19, 2010

Grain bin buckles

Grain bin buckles Mark Jaskowiak received a phone call Friday morning he wasn’t expecting. When Jaskowiak, the general manager of Pro Ag Farmers Co-op, answered his phone around 11 a.m. August 6, he found out that one of the grain bins at the Pro-Ag elevator in Garfield had a kink in it and was starting to tip over.

By Celeste Beam , August 11, 2010

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: FarmFest produces interesting politics

If Minnesota farmers are as successful producing crops as this year's FarmFest was at producing political news, grain elevators had better expand their capacity this fall.

By Don Davis , August 09, 2010

Hail storm causes widespread damage in Todd County

Wide portions of Todd County sustained hail and wind damage from a severe storm that passed through the area Saturday.

By Staff Report , July 20, 2010

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Prepare for invasion of summer pests

The warm, humid days of summer have finally arrived, and with them come a variety of insects that threaten our gardens.

By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , July 14, 2010

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