FARM
I fought the tree and the tree won
You know those safety messages that flood the media during the spring planting and fall harvest seasons? Farmers get in a hurry to put the crop in the ground after the snow melts and then get the crop...
Posted on 4/29/13 at 7:09 PM
Political notebook: Minnesota budget clash continues to grow
By Don Davis Gov. Mark Daytons budget proposal continues to play out in interesting ways, usually with Republicans strongly opposed and Democrats more mildly in support. Rep. Matt Dean, R-Dellwood, ...
Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:11 AM
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
Oh yes, I milked a cow
No matter how many times you've done things, there was always the first. Sometimes we remember the first time. Other times, it gets lost among the millions of experiences a person has in their lif...
Posted on 6/18/12 at 11:04 AM
Farming with BOOM and Obvious Spies Spying Obviously
Do you think farming needs more BOOM in it? If so, this marvelous little DuPont booklet on farming with dynamite may be for you! I don't think Farmville has a "dynamite" option yet, but I stopped pl...
Posted on 8/16/11 at 6:00 AM
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
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
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
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
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
Area FFA teams excel at State
By Julie Buntjer , May 07, 2013
- WHS FFA Meats team
- JCC FFA Ag Mechanics team
- JCC FFA Ag Sales team
- JCC FFA Food Science team
- JCC FFA Livestock Evaluation team
- Jaden Carlson
- MLBO FFA Farm Business Management team
- Trevor Ruesch
- Thomas Salentiny
- Windom FFA Floriculture team
- Laura Williams, Kyle Edlin
- Rodney Vanden Bosch
- Talk about this topic
Waiting on the weather
WORTHINGTON — In a typical year, the region’s crop producers would have had their small grains planted by early April, their corn in the ground by the end of April, and their soybeans rolling out of planters and into farm fields by the first week of May.
By Julie Buntjer , May 02, 2013
Sibley-Ocheyedan FFA'ers elected as top state officers
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
Local farmers struggle in wake of power outages
WORTHINGTON — Rural Ellsworth cattle producer and veterinarian Erin deKoning was pretty happy to get home from work Monday to see power was finally restored to her family’s farm. After last Tuesday’s ice storm, it didn’t take long for the family’s beef cows to realize the hotwire fence used to keep them in their yard was no longer working.By Julie Buntjer , April 15, 2013
Provider Pals visit Worthington Middle School (with video)
By Alyson Buschena , April 05, 2013
History is re-created on Beaver Creek farm
BEAVER CREEK — The Minnesota History Center introduced its “Then, Now, Wow” exhibit on Thanksgiving weekend, but it wasn’t until just a couple of weeks ago that a Beaver Creek woman toured the place to see a replica of the 1880s-era sod house that once stood on her family’s farm.
By Julie Buntjer , March 29, 2013
Column: It's time to finish the job on Farm Bill
By Sen. Al Franken , March 20, 2013
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
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
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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