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WILDWINGS Reverberations far and wide
A recent decision by U.S. District Court judge Daniel Hovland might very well ring much more broadly than injust our little corner of the world. The issue was whether oil companies operating in North ...
Posted on 1/20/12 at 6:05 AM
RIDGEWATER COLLEGE Big Weekend for Warrior Athletics
It's going to be a big weekend of sports for Ridgewater Warrior fans! Both the football team and the volleyball team are entering playoff season, and things get heated up this Friday and Saturday. Ri...
Posted on 10/27/11 at 8:42 AM
WANNA BE BIRDER Teenage starlings
An extended family of starlings blew in with Monday's gale. The clan includes a number of juveniles -- one can tell from their grayish-brown color, slightly smaller and plumper stature and behavior. ...
Posted on 6/9/09 at 5:45 AM
More corn for ethanol leading to less grassland for prairie birds 
MITCHELL, S.D. — A new report says government incentives for corn-based ethanol are motivating farmers to convert grasslands to cornfields, resulting in declining grassland bird populations in the Prairie Pothole Region, including Minnesota and North and South Dakota.
By Seth Tupper , January 23, 2010
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USDA study analyzes benefits of new revenue program vs. traditional payment program
WILLMAR — Authorized by the 2008 farm bill, the Average Crop Revenue Election program is the first federal income-support program to be based on revenue and planted acres. This is a radical departure from previous income-support programs, including the current Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment program, which provides payments based on national average market prices and a farm’s historical planting of specified crops, known as base acres.
By Wes Nelson, Farm Service Agency executive director , January 23, 2010
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Alledged world-class deer poacher enters 'not guilty' plea
RED WING, Minn. — A Cannon Falls, Minn., man accused of poaching a world-class whitetail deer on Halloween night has pleaded not guilty to three new counts.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , January 22, 2010
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When it comes to atrazine, farmers deserve a science-driven review
During the past half-century, atrazine has become one of the most widely used herbicides in Minnesota and the rest of the Midwest. Unfortunately, it is also top of the list in another category: It is the most commonly detected pesticide in our state’s surface and groundwater.
January 18, 2010
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IRS to assist USDA in enforcing income eligibility provisions
WILLMAR — The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to assist the U.S. Department of Agriculture in reducing federal farm program fraud by enhancing its enforcement of the income eligibility provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill.
By Wes Nelson, Farm Service Agency executive director , January 16, 2010
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2010 looks to be OK year for farmers
FARGO, N.D. — Area farmers have a chance to make a few bucks in 2010, according to early budget projections by a North Dakota State University farm management specialist.
By Jonathan Knutson , January 11, 2010
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USDA approves flu vaccine for swine
WILLMAR — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a conditional license to Pfizer Animal Health, of Lincoln, Neb., for a pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine to vaccinate pigs against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. This is the first pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine license issued by USDA.
By Wes Nelson, USDA Farm Service Agency , January 02, 2010
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Whooping cranes grounded for holiday break
OCALA, Fla. - Twenty endangered birds are learning how to migrate to Florida.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , December 28, 2009
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Prinsco to open new production facility in S.D.
WILLMAR — Prinsco, which has its corporate headquarters at the MinnWest Technology Campus in Willmar, announced it will open a new production facility in South Dakota.
December 28, 2009
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Farmers invited to MDA listening session in Pipestone
ST. PAUL — It has been an eventful 2009 for farmers and agribusinesses, and there’s no sign of things slowing down in 2010 or beyond. With that in mind, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is inviting local farmers and others in agriculture to share their thoughts on key issues during a listening session with Deputy Commissioner Jim Boerboom on Wednesday in Pipestone.
December 26, 2009
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Sugar harvest drags growers through worst, but big yields lift region’s economy
RENVILLE — Tom Jacobs’ father started raising sugar beets in Renville County in 1964, and with the exception of a few years in the early ’70s, the family has continued that tradition ever since.
By Tom Cherveny , December 23, 2009
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