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    January 25, 2017
    Minnesota Ag Commissioner Dave Frederickson, left, talks with Connie Schmoll, from the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission, and Gary Geiger following a meeting Tuesday in Willmar on possible changes to the farm bill. The current bill expires in 2018. ((Carolyn Lange / Tribune))
    People speak up for future farm bill
    WILLMAR — With the current farm bill set to expire in 2018, work is underway to gather ideas about what to include in the next version...
    news/localJanuary 25, 2017 - 3:03am
    October 15, 2016
    Briana Sanchez / Tribune Randy Huisinga, Sunnyside Orchards, talks about the 10 acres of land and roughly 650 trees he helps maintain.play button
    It's a banner apple crop this year for Pennock grower
    It's the time of year Randy Huisinga enjoys most. "Busy, busy," he says as he takes a hearty bite from an oversize apple and bounds toward the...
    lifeOctober 15, 2016 - 5:00am
    September 26, 2016
    Bountiful 2016 pumpkin crop overcomes last year's shortfall
    CHICAGO—Halloween enthusiasts need not take fright over the state of this year's U.S. pumpkin crop. Supplies of the orange-yellow fruit are...
    news/nationSeptember 26, 2016 - 2:35pm
    September 1, 2015
    Fire Boss 885 pilot Keaton Mitchell on relief for pilot Don MacDonald scoops water on Bull Lake in Montana. Aero Spray started as an agricultural spraying company in 1988 in Appleton. (Renee Lund | Aero Scoop | Submitted)
    Appleton firm fights western fires
    APPLETON — A good day’s work at this Appleton-based company can mean saving lives, homes or a farmer’s crops. This year that has been...
    news/regionSeptember 1, 2015 - 9:23am
    August 25, 2012
    Despite an extremely hot summer with little rain, the region's corn crop has fared well. Although there are pockets of under-producing crops, one area farmer projects the overall harvest of corn and soybeans will be on par with last year. Tribune photo by Ron Adams
    West central Minn.crops largely escape drought
    The fall harvest probably isn't a bin-buster for farmers in west central Minnesota, but area producers are expecting to bring in respectable...
    news/businessAugust 25, 2012 - 12:00am
    August 14, 2012
    Pilot walks away after crop dusting plane crash west of Hanley Falls in Yellow Medicine County
    GRANITE FALLS - A crop dusting pilot was treated and released after his airplane crashed in a corn field west of Hanley Falls in eastern Yellow Medicine County at 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Sheriff Bill Flaten. Pilot Bryce Orwick, 47, of Clara City, was able to walk away...
    news/regionAugust 14, 2012 - 9:55pm
    July 7, 2012
    Corn is shown Friday in a field near Priam. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)
    Minn. corn reported in better condition than in other states
    WILLMAR -- Minnesota's corn crop may be in better condition than the rest of the nation's leading corn growing states, but after a week of hot...
    news/localJuly 7, 2012 - 12:00am
    March 15, 2012
    Farmers warned of looming drought and today's crop insurance deadline
    ST. PAUL - In light of current drought conditions, Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson and Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman today issued a consumer alert encouraging Minnesota farmers to consider purchasing crop insurance ahead of this year's growing season. Farmers must...
    newsMarch 15, 2012 - 10:39am
    February 16, 2012
    As possible drought looms, Minn. farmers urged to review crop insurance needs
    ST. PAUL -- In light of current drought conditions, Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson and Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman today issued a consumer alert encouraging Minnesota farmers to consider purchasing crop insurance ahead of this year's growing season. The standard...
    newsFebruary 16, 2012 - 1:30pm
    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. Conrad proposes to combine the Supplemental Revenue Assurance and Average Crop Revenue Election programs into a single, streamlined...
    newsJanuary 29, 2012 - 12:00am
    January 12, 2012
    USDA: MN 2011 corn yield was 156 bushels per acre, beans at 38.5 bushels
    WILLMAR -- As expected, USDA's crop production report finds that farmers in Minnesota harvested lower yields for corn and soybeans in 2011. According to the report, which was released this morning, Minnesota averaged 156 bushels of corn per acre in 2011, well behind the 177 bushels...
    newsJanuary 12, 2012 - 9:49am
    July 7, 2011
    The area north of Danube along Renville County Road 1 shows the effects of Friday's tornado-producing storm. In addition to damage to homes and trees, there was crop damage. Ag officials estimate 20,000 acres of crops were damaged. Grain bins, machine sheds and hog barns also were damaged. (Tribune photo by Rand Middleton)
    20,000 acres of crops damaged in Renville County, Minn.
    WILLMAR -- Farm Service Agency officials estimate that 20,000 acres of crops were damaged by the hail and high winds that tracked across Renville...
    news/regionJuly 7, 2011 - 9:00am
    July 6, 2011
    Extension educators advise on assessing hail-damaged corn, beans
    ST. PAUL -- Recent storms damaged crops in an area from Lyon through Renville counties. Corn in this area had seven to eight leaf collars when damaged, and soybean had three to five fully developed trifoliolate leaves. According to University of Minnesota Extension agronomist Jeff...
    news/regionJuly 6, 2011 - 1:18pm
    April 27, 2011
    Wet weather Tuesday added to the moisture that is keeping farmers out of area fields, including this one east of Willmar. Virtually no soybeans or corn has been planted in the state. (Tribune photo by Gary Miller)
    Crop progress in Minnesota essentially nil
    WILLMAR -- University of Minnesota research shows that April 25 marks the beginning of the ideal time to plant corn in Minnesota, but the state...
    news/localApril 27, 2011 - 9:00am
    January 6, 2011
    Farmers who limit losses to get insurance refunds
    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The federal government proposed today to reward farmers who use crop insurance and demonstrate good management practices that limit their losses. The awards under the Good Performance Refund plan would average about $1,000 per eligible farmer, and payments would...
    newsJanuary 6, 2011 - 12:49pm
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