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STAFF BLOG THE FARM BLEAT On ginger, piggies, willows and hops
I believe I mentioned in a blog a while back that I am taking part in a 10-month-long leadership program offered through the University of Minnesota called the U-Lead Advisory Academy. I'm writing my...
Posted on 11/4/10 at 9:40 PM
REPRINT 1945: Preventing Linoleum Scratching, Er, Hail Damage
I couldn't figure out how lineoleum could possibly be damaged by hail, as this 1945 advertisement shows, but it turns out the picture is actually of crops damaged by hail. The print has not age...
Posted on 6/9/10 at 6:00 AM
Drought devastation
Crops look good from road, but discoveries in rows tell different storyBEAVER CREEK — Jim Willers plucked a soybean plant out of one of his fields south of Jasper Tuesday morning and pointed out the dried buds where green bean pods should have been hanging.
By Julie Buntjer , July 31, 2012
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Spraying the crops
Stewart Allen pilots the helicopter spraying a mixture of fungicide and fertilizer to a field in rural Jackson County Saturday afternoon. Workers from Crop Production Services of Lakefield and Terry Jon Aviation of St. Peter refill the chemical tank after the chopper lands on a truck mounted rack.
By Brian Korthals , July 31, 2011
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Local farmer helps promote Minnesota agriculture
Website gives consumers chance to win a year of free groceries
WORTHINGTON — Matt Widboom is one of nine farmers to be featured on a new website designed to educate Minnesota’s consumers about the crops and livestock grown on farms across the state.
By Julie Buntjer , August 09, 2010
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Area fields faring mostly well
Some crops have incurred damage from heavy rains, wind, hailWORTHINGTON — The Independence Day holiday has long been used as a gauge in crop development, but the old adage of knee-high by the Fourth of July seems rather outdated.
By Julie Buntjer , July 02, 2010
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Minnesota West Ag program to go online during fall harvest
WORTHINGTON — Minnesota West Community and Technical College agriculture instructors Jeff Rogers and Rolf Mahlberg are gearing up for a new fall schedule for students — to continue their education online during the busy harvest season.
By Julie Buntjer , May 10, 2010
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Column: Farmers urged to monitor stored grain for problems
ST. PAUL — This spring could be a critical time to monitor stored grain — especially higher moisture grain.
By BILL WILCKE, U OF M EXTENSION , March 09, 2010
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SFY Mission showed producers how their soybean checkoff dollars are spent
NEW ORLEANS, La. — With 55 percent of U.S.-grown soybeans making their way into the export market in 2008-2009, the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council has developed a program to show producers statewide just how their checkoff dollars are helping to fund international marketing programs.
By Julie Buntjer , February 02, 2010
Soybean producers follow crops’ path down the Mighty Mississippi
SFY International witness dire need for lock and dam improvementsNEW ORLEANS, La. – Four years ago, the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council debuted the See For Yourself (SFY) program, geared to educate the state’s soybean producers on the path their crop takes once it leaves the field.
By Julie Buntjer , January 27, 2010
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