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THE FARM BLEAT Do you know the answers?
How much does a calf weigh when its born? What is the typical age of a cow who has just had her first calf? Why are baby calves taken away from their mothers? Those questions and many others were pos...
Posted on 5/1/12 at 6:56 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHAT Legislative notebook: Dayton rejects GOP school payment plan
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a Republican plan to take money out of the state reserve fund to repay money owed Minnesota school districts. The Democratic governor on Thu...
Posted on 4/5/12 at 11:57 PM
OLE AND LENA You Could Grow Potatoes in your Ears!!
I so very distinctly remember when I was little (back in the dark ages) (quiet, Burl), after taking a bath my mother would give us kids an inspection to see if we were successful in removing all the d...
Posted on 3/19/12 at 8:46 PM
RIDGEWATER COLLEGE Throwing Bales and Programming Computers: Life on the Farm in the 21st Century
What do you think of when you imagine a career as a farmer: Scooping manure? Mending fences? Throwing bales? Maybe there's some of that, but as over 300 hig h school and college students le...
Posted on 1/27/12 at 2:52 PM
PEACE GARDEN MAMA mama mondays: the scariest thing of all...
Gotcha! That's me having a bad hair day. It didn't help that I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Okay, seriously now, I took my kids to a Halloween party on Friday at Yunker Farm and C...
Posted on 10/31/11 at 12:00 AM
USDA’s Farm Service Agency can assist farmers with their financial plan 
WILLMAR — Spring planting may be several months away, but farmers are already making preparations for the 2012 growing season. Part of those preparations may include putting together a financial plan with a lender.
February 04, 2012
Nutrient management conference to be Feb. 15 at Jackpot Junction
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture invites farmers to hear about the latest research and techniques at the Nutrient Efficiency and Management Conference set from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel in Morton.
February 04, 2012
Smartphone apps hold big promise for ag
Like a growing number of agriculturalists, Rick Swenson uses his cell phone for more than talking.
By Jonathan Knutson , February 04, 2012
Minn. production, yields down sharply from 2010 as expected
WILLMAR — On Jan. 12, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its final crop production estimates for the 2011 crop year, and USDA’s numbers confirmed what Minnesota farmers already knew — that 2011 could not compare with the record-breaking year of 2010.
By Wes Nelson, Farm Service Agency , January 29, 2012
Senate budget chairman proposes streamlined crop insurance
FARGO, N.D. — Federal crop insurance is essential to U.S. agriculture, but the insurance can be made simpler and easier to use, said Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D.
By Jonathan Knutson , January 29, 2012
Gates defends focus on high-tech ag
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Bill Gates has a terse response to criticism that the high-tech solutions he advocates for world hunger are too expensive or bad for the environment: Countries can embrace modern seed technology and genetic modification or their citizens will starve.
By Donna Gordon Blankinship , January 29, 2012
USDA examines corn’s natural resistance against insects, disease
WILLMAR — Information obtained from recent discoveries by scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing a clearer picture of corn’s biochemical responses to insect and fungal attacks.
January 22, 2012
Budget pressure on farm bill will be ‘horrendous’
Farmers harvest soybeans Tuesday east and west of Willmar.
By Mikkel Pates , January 22, 2012
Pesticide applicator workshop set for Thursday in Renville
OLIVIA — Farmers with private pesticide applicator’s certification that expires on March 1 can recertify by attending the recertification workshop from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Renville Community Center. Registration begins at noon.
January 22, 2012
Farm bill roundtable highlights budget woes
FARGO, N.D. — Agricultural leaders are worried the safety net for farm income will be trampled by federal budget warriors in what one official described a “sprint that’s turned into a marathon” in the political effort to replace the 2008 farm bill.
By Mikkel Pates , January 14, 2012
S.D. congresswoman: Trade agreements help ag exports
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Three trade agreements signed by the president in the fall should be good for the nation’s farmers and ranchers, Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., said this week.
By Scott Waltman , January 14, 2012
USDA report offers latest land use information
WILLMAR — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through a series of reports, provides the only accounting of all major uses of public and private land in all 50 states. First prepared in 1945, the reports have been published consistently at five-year intervals since then, coinciding with the USDA’s Census of Agriculture.
By Wes Nelson, Farm Service Agency , January 14, 2012
Closing of 259 USDA offices raises safety concerns
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The U.S. Agriculture Department announced Monday it will close nearly 260 offices nationwide, a move that won praise for cutting costs but raised concerns about the possible effect on food safety.
By MICHAEL J. CRUMB , January 09, 2012
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