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USDA: Despite late start, record corn crop likely

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The wet start to the corn planting season may reduce the amount each acre produces this year, but farmers are planting so much corn they're...

news / nation Fri, May 10, 2013 - 10:00am

A farmer tills the soil Tuesday in a field north of Pennock. The unusually wet start to the spring is frustrating farmers across the Midwest who have so far been able to plant only a small amount of their corn crop. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Wet spring taking a toll on Midwest farmers

ST. LOUIS — John Reifsteck looks out at his muddy 1,800-acre central Illinois farm and wonders when he’ll get to plant. Like so many other Midwest growers who were praying...

news / state Tue, May 07, 2013 - 10:53pm

Larry Konsterlie loads his truck March 25 with grain stored on his farm in rural Pennock. “It’s an exciting time, but also a cautious time,” Konsterlie said, as U.S. farmers are increasingly exporting their grain and livestock to feed the hungry world. Agriculture’s future looks prosperous, he said. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Farming in an exciting time, but caution may be warranted

Crop farmers in Minnesota had the best of both worlds in 2012, with good crop yields and good grain prices, driven by widespread drought conditions, but one west central Minnesota...

news / local Wed, Apr 03, 2013 - 6:00am

Cory Erickson of Raymond harvests one of his corn fields Sept. 14, 2012, in rural Kerkhoven. A recent University of Minnesota Extension paper found that the average return of $280.36 per acre of corn means a farmer needs to grow 428 acres to support a family of three persons. Tribune file photo by Ron Adams

So you want to be a farmer? Have 540 acres to farm, $120K to support family?

Agriculture is big business in Minnesota, there is no question about that fact. The production, processing, marketing and distribution of agricultural products account for about $16 billion of state revenue,...

news / state Wed, Apr 03, 2013 - 6:00am

From NY Life to Farmer's Wife blog: Learning to be Minnesotan

life Tue, Jun 19, 2012 - 8:49am

EDC to ask county to support on-farm worker housing

WILLMAR -- Saying that zoning policies should support and not hamstring local farmers, the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission will ask the Kandiyohi County Board to...

news / local Fri, Jan 14, 2011 - 12:00am

Letter: The farmer's true customers

I read with interest Harvey Koehl's letter accusing Walmart of going socialist for supporting sustainable farming. I grew up on a small family farm. My dad has been farming for...

opinion / letters Wed, Nov 24, 2010 - 12:00am

Farm accident injures Wadena man

OTTERTAIL, Minn. - A 21-year-old Wadena, Minn. man severely injured his leg in a farming accident Friday morning. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to Custom Fleshing, a...

news / state Fri, Nov 19, 2010 - 4:45pm

Letter: Is Walmart going socialist?

I see that one of my wife's favorite stores has decided to take a new direction in its food purchasing ideas. In their decision-making process Walmart consulted with a number...

opinion / letters Thu, Nov 11, 2010 - 12:00am

Letter: Re-elect Peterson

Collin Peterson is the clear choice for voters this November. Collin Peterson has been in office for many years. There are many reasons why you shouldn't give Peterson a pink...

opinion / letters Fri, Oct 29, 2010 - 12:00am

Letter: Re-elect Peterson

Collin Peterson is the clear choice for voters this November. Collin Peterson has been in office for many years. There are many reasons why you shouldn't give Peterson a pink...

opinion / letters Fri, Oct 29, 2010 - 12:00am

Letter: Peterson is no friend to farmers

The West Central Tribune recently endorsed Collin Peterson for U.S. Congress in the 7th District. This is no surprise, the Tribune tends to lean to the left. However, what I...

opinion / letters Tue, Oct 26, 2010 - 12:00am

Letter: Waterways under threat

I would like to make a civil response to Graden West's letter of Aug. 16 which contains some factual errors. I wrote specifically about HR 5088, and its companion bill,...

opinion / letters Tue, Sep 07, 2010 - 12:00am

Letter: Leave farming to farmers

Thanks to the City Council for turning down Bill Gossman's request to raise chickens in New London. Bill, let us farmers do the farming. Don't "horn in" on our turf...

opinion / letters Wed, Jun 02, 2010 - 12:00am

Letter: Vote for wheat check-off

Through the month of January, the Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council will be holding small grains update meetings throughout Minnesota. These meetings are a good place to learn what's...

opinion / letters Fri, Jan 22, 2010 - 12:00am

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