May 21, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
Paint will cost more and be recycled. Bees will be protected. Financially troubled farmers will be able to access state aid.
And an island to provide more wildlife habitat could be built in the Mississippi River. Continue Reading
April 25, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
It may seem like a distant memory at this point, but it was only a year ago that most of Minnesota was soaking in the sun during a beautiful month of April. Continue Reading
April 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
GRAND FORKS Durum, once one of North Dakota and northeast Montana’s most important crops, continues to lose popularity with farmers in the two states. Continue Reading
April 9, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
Six years ago, Alexandria resident and former farmer, Craig Damstrom fostered an idea to develop a cash crop in the area not the legume itself, but its seed. Soy seeds are in high demand in South Korea since China has been exporting less and consuming more of its own product. Continue Reading
March 30, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK – Farmers Myron Hanson and Troy Coons miss the rural North Dakota they used to know. That’s why they’re volunteering their time at the state Capitol this legislative session to advocate for farmers and ranchers who are being significantly affected by the oil boom. Continue Reading
January 30, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
LUVERNE The Southwest Research and Outreach Center (SWROC) of Lamberton will host a Winter Crops and Soils Day Feb. 5 at Blue Mound Banquet & Meeting Center, Luverne. Continue Reading
January 30, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
LAKE WILSON (AP) Farm fields in southwest Minnesota are frozen now, but Josh DeGreeff has a vision of a warm spring day. The sun is shining and he’s on a tractor, planting his first crop. Continue Reading
December 18, 2012 in Alexandria Echo Press
Two years in, I am pleased to say that we are making good progress. New figures from the Minnesota Trade Office show Minnesota exports of agricultural, mining and manufactured products reached a record $5.1 billion in the third quarter of 2012. Continue Reading
October 29, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe
More than a dozen farmers complete tillage for man injured in farm accident
WORTHINGTON A farm accident that happened in the blink of an eye earlier this month has kept Kent Johnson of rural Worthington in a Sioux Falls, S.D., hospital recovering from head trauma and numerous bone fractures. Continue Reading
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