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Motorists traveling on Minnesota highways this fall need to be aware of large farm equipment transporting crops to markets, grain elevators and processing plants, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. "Harvest season is in full swing and farmers in every corner...

Fall is my favorite time of the year. The crisp air is refreshing. There is added energy to my farm-related activities with the anticipation of the pending harvest. You can see pride in the eyes of the producers as they view the results of all their labor this past year.

By Robin Trott, University of Minnesota Extension As you gaze upon your lovely bed of annual flowers, do you wish you could find an easy, cost effective way to recreate this next year? It might just be possible. With a little effort now, you can propagate the plants you need for...

The Douglas County Corn and Soybean Growers Association invites the public to its Water Quality Outreach event next Friday. The event will take place Sept. 9 beginning with a social at 6 p.m. There will be two guest speakers at 6:30 p.m. — Warren Formo and Mark Dybdal —...

Trying to determine the potential for odor from a feedlot is similar to trying to predict the weather — there are many different factors that go into who will smell what and where it can be smelled, said Mae Petrehn, feedlot program coordinator at Douglas County Land and Resource...

The Minnesota State Fair is one of the biggest and best examples of the wide variety of agriculture that we are blessed with as Minnesotans. It is also a sign that summer is nearing an end. For me, I simply wonder where it has gone. Our office has had a very busy summer with acreage...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin offering farm ownership microloans, creating a new financing avenue for farmers to buy and improve property. These microloans will be especially helpful to beginning or underserved farmers, U.S. veterans looking for a career in...

The old adage that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb does not seem to be holding true this year. It is very evident that spring would like to show its face with temperatures reaching near record highs. We shall see if the rest of the month of March will allow this...

The killing frost hit our flowers hard, and our outdoor growing season is officially over. With a sigh of relief, I look forward to the quieter days of garden planning and placing our seed orders for next year. That being said, I can’t ever quite give up the need to nurture growing...