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Increase continues in number of farmers, lenders using mediation to resolve debt

ST. PAUL -- Even though farm prices rebounded during 2010, the lingering effects of low livestock prices, high feed costs and a lagging economy are evident in the University of...

Sat, Nov 27, 2010 - 12:00am

Prevent grain-bin suffocation with precautionary measures

ST. PAUL -- Wet soil conditions in certain areas of Minnesota may create a harvest rush, which can lead to increased grain-bin drownings -- when a person is pulled under...

Sat, Nov 06, 2010 - 12:00am

Tell the positive story of your dairy farm

ST. PAUL -- "Why do you have all these cows when you can buy milk at the supermarket?" sounds like a question no one should need to answer, but this...

Sat, Oct 30, 2010 - 12:00am

Control weeds in pastures, CRP fields this fall

ST. PAUL -- Animal pastures and Conservation Reserve Program fields are continually stressed with a succession of noxious weeds and woody trees and shrubs throughout the growing season. University of...

Sat, Oct 23, 2010 - 12:00am

Josephine Espinoza, left, and Nancy Winter, from the University of Minnesota Extension nutrition program, present information Tuesday to the Kandiyohi County Commissioners about an education program they provide to residents who receive food support. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange

Nutrition education enhances county food support program

Families who come to the Kandiyohi County Family Services Dep-artment seeking assistance to buy food are getting an education in nutrition to help stretch their food support dollars. Offered are...

news / local Sat, Oct 23, 2010 - 12:00am

Water stands in a low-lying area of a field west of Willmar along Kandiyohi County Road 5 in this Sept. 29 file photo. Trends for October in Minnesota lead to a recommendation to consider later fall fertilizer applications. Since the last major widespread drought year -- 1988, Minnesota farmers have had to cope with several wetter-than-normal Octobers. (Tribune file photo by Ron Adams)

October climate trends reveal need to delay fall nitrogen application

ST. PAUL -- October is an important month from an agricultural standpoint. Crop harvesting, crop drying, tillage and soil testing are among the many weather-sensitive activities Minnesota farmers hope to...

Sat, Oct 16, 2010 - 12:00am

Choose fall tillage method based on soil conditions

ST. PAUL -- Fall tillage decisions became a lot more complicated because of the heavy rains in September. Flooding and the prospects for another wet harvest season will make effectively...

Sat, Oct 09, 2010 - 12:00am

Diversify strategies of weed control to keep glyphosate working effectively

ST. PAUL -- If using multiple applications of glyphosate at increasingly higher rates is not improving weed control in your crops, you must stop following glyphosate failure with more glyphosate...

Sat, Sep 18, 2010 - 12:00am

Watch for late-season soybean diseases

ST. PAUL -- Although the weather this summer has been good for soybean growth in much of Minnesota, the same weather has favored development of soybean diseases. Several root and...

Sat, Aug 28, 2010 - 12:00am

New meat cuts provide affordable grilling options

ST. PAUL -- As we wind our way through summer and into fall tailgating season, family life often centers around the family grill. The financial challenge of fulfilling the protein...

Sat, Aug 07, 2010 - 12:00am

Farm families an important small business

ST. PAUL -- You will hear much about the importance of small businesses this summer. Candidates running for public office will talk about the role of small businesses in creating...

business Sat, Jul 31, 2010 - 12:00am

U of M recognizes farm families of year

MINNEAPOLIS -- Seventy-three families from around the state, one from each participating county, have been named a "2010 Farm Family of the Year" by the University of Minnesota. The families...

life Sat, Jul 17, 2010 - 12:00am

Data show top-performing farmers characterized by attitudes, goals

ST. PAUL -- Farmers, lenders, educators and many others in agriculture have a long history of wondering why some farmers perform better than others. Since conditions vary over time, we...

Sat, Jul 03, 2010 - 12:00am

Control volunteer soybean in corn

ST. PAUL -- Volunteer soybean in corn is a fairly recent phenomenon caused by widespread use of the glyphosate-resistant technology in corn and soybean. My colleagues and I at University...

Sat, Jun 19, 2010 - 12:00am

Duluth man pleads guilty to beating children with belts, cords

DULUTH, Minn. -- A Duluth man has pleaded guilty to beating five children so severely with belts and extension cords that he left permanent scars on their bodies. Twenty-eight-year-old Jason...

news / state Fri, Apr 30, 2010 - 10:00am

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