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CAPITOL CHATTER
Bill mixes paint, bees and farmers ... and includes an island, too
By Don Davis Paint will cost more and be recycled. Bees will be protected. Financially troubled farmers will be able to access state aid. And an island to provide more wildlife habitat could be built...
Posted on 5/19/13 at 5:06 PM

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STAFF BLOG THE FARM BLEAT
From one scoop to another
Happy National Agriculture Week! I realize the week is half over, but agriculture production, innovation, research and processing happens every day, everywhere around us. We shouldnt be celebrating ag...
Posted on 3/20/13 at 5:39 PM

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DISTRICT 22A STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOE SCHOMACKER
Farm Bureau Endorses Schomacker
I am proud to receive the Minnesota Farm Bureau's Political Action Committee endorsement for State Representative this year. The endorsement is based on my support of the Farm Bureau's policies like r...
Posted on 9/20/12 at 5:30 AM

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OH LOOK! A SHINY THING
Property Taxes: Whose Money Is in the Bucket?
I've had a few questions about several stories I've written about property taxes, and I would like to share with you my bucket analogy, which simplifies some of the complex things that determine a per...
Posted on 4/5/12 at 2:52 PM

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REPRINT
1940: Farm Safety Is Seriously Important
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Century, heritage farm apps due

DES MOINES, Iowa — The deadline to apply for the 2013 Century and Heritage Farm Program in Iowa is June 1. The program recognizes families that have owned their farm for 100 years in the case of Century Farms and 150 years for Heritage Farms.

May 13, 2013

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Students sought as 4-H mentors

ST. PAUL — Minnesota Foundation for Responsible Animal Care (MnFRAC) seeks college students with an interest in serving as spokespersons for animal agriculture to apply to be a Minnesota State Fair 4-H Animal Science Peer Mentor. Six positions are available.

May 13, 2013

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USDA updates planting status

ST. LOUIS (AP) — U.S. farmers are making the most of a respite from what has been a wet spring to get their corn crops planted. However, the pace still keeps them well behind schedule.

May 13, 2013

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New Commodity Challenge game ready for action

ST. PAUL — Commodity Challenge, an online grain trading game, has been redesigned and relaunched by a University of Minnesota Extension economist at the University’s Center for Farm Financial Management.

May 13, 2013

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Understanding marketing in late planting

ST. PAUL — The potential of reduced production due to delayed planting in 2013 because of the cold, wet start to the growing season could result in additional challenges in managing marketing. While there is still time to plant this year’s crop and achieve normal yields, it is important to understand the marketing implications if we experience continued delays in corn planting.

By Bret Oelke/ U of M Extension , May 13, 2013

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Area FFA teams excel at State

ST. PAUL — Eight FFA CDE teams from southwest Minnesota took top honors in the Minnesota FFA Convention contests one week ago at the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus.

By Julie Buntjer , May 07, 2013

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Sibley-Ocheyedan FFA'ers elected as top state officers

Earll elected as Iowa president; Brockshus tapped as VP
SIBLEY, Iowa — For the second consecutive year, a graduate of Sibley-Ocheyedan High School will lead the Iowa FFA Association as its president, and two of the school’s graduates will serve on the state officer team.

By Julie Buntjer , April 26, 2013

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Friend of Agriculture award presented

Daily Globe reporter Julie Buntjer (right) was honored with the 2013 Friend of Agriculture award during the Nobles County Corn and Soybean Growers annual banquet Wednesday in Worthington.

April 08, 2013

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WHS receives equipment for agriscience education

WORTHINGTON — The University of Minnesota’s Southwest Research and Outreach Center at Lamberton recently presented new experimental equipment — including a balance, pH meter and other items — to the Worthington High School agriculture department.

April 08, 2013

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Provider Pals visit Worthington Middle School (with video)

WORTHINGTON — After corresponding with their Provider Pals for months, more than 120 fifth-graders at Worthington Middle School finally were able to meet their pen pals.

By Alyson Buschena , April 05, 2013

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Local farmer meets with students in California

WORTHINGTON — One might think that among the rows of corn and soybeans growing across the Midwest and the livestock farms that dot our southwest Minnesota landscape, students in our schools would know a few things about agriculture.

By Julie Buntjer , April 03, 2013

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Column: It's time to finish the job on Farm Bill

WASHINGTON — As Congress digs into federal farm policy this year, “job one” should be enacting a five-year Farm Bill that will give farmers and ranchers in Minnesota and across the country the certainty they need to plan for the future.

By Sen. Al Franken , March 20, 2013

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Letter: Where does your food come from?

If you’re like many Americans, your answer to “Where does your food come from?” is the grocery store, when in fact, this is just where it’s distributed.

By Tim Hansberger, President, Nobles County Farm Bureau Board of Directors , March 20, 2013

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Letter: HSUS officer offers correction to letter

Mike Bogle’s letter (“Humane Society is inconsistent,” Tuesday’s Daily Globe) misstates the facts about gestation crate confinement in pork production.

By Paul Shapiro, Vice President of Farm Animal Protection, The Humane Society of the U.S., Washington, D.C. , March 14, 2013

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Letter: Humane Society is inconsistent

I have been following the back and forth between the Humane Society of the U.S. and pork producers with a certain detached interest.

By Mike Bogle, Windom , March 12, 2013

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