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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 1:52 PM
THE FARM BLEAT One for you and one for me
I dont know if too many dogs understand the concept of sharing, but Im pretty sure my Molly can share among the best of them. If youre sitting at the supper table, enjoying a grilled ribeye, shes perf...
Posted on 1/26/12 at 8:22 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 10/30/11 at 11:00 PM
MODERN-DAY JANE Enjoy in generous amounts.
Grandpa Henry is now officially 90 years old, and the whole town came out to celebrate. Well, the part of the town that is over 60 years old, anyway - which, lets face it, is quite a few people. The ...
Posted on 9/13/11 at 9:58 PM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Farming with BOOM and Obvious Spies Spying Obviously
Do you think farming needs more BOOM in it? If so, this marvelous little DuPont booklet on farming with dynamite may be for you! I don't think Farmville has a "dynamite" option yet, but I stopped pl...
Posted on 8/16/11 at 5:00 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
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