Applications open for century,  sesquicentennial farm recognition   EAGAN — Applications are now open for the Minnesota Farm Bureau century and sesquicentennial farm programs, …

Beef Quality Assurance online training   The University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Beef Council will host online Beef Quality Assurance training at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20. …

Winter is the prime growing season for the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University student volunteers to raise arugula, Swiss chard, radishes and more in the passive …

Farm Service Agency is accepting offers for specific conservation practices under the Conservation Reserve Program Continuous Signup. In exchange for a yearly rental payment, farmers enrolled in …

Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk Crops 2024 Discuss key issues and questions around commodity crop production facing Minnesota farmers through the “Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk …

During one of the recent cold snaps, I cleaned our basement. I threw out what was no longer needed — out-grown clothing, singleton gloves, cardboard boxes — and sorted through other items …

Burns is the Minnesota Corn District 2 Field Manager and is a 2023 Southwest Minnesota State University graduate Family : I grew up south of Stewart on our family farm. I am still pretty young; …

There is a new law in effect in Minnesota for those with employees and it took effect Jan. 1. Employees who work at least 80 hours per year need to be provided with paid time off to take care of …

Producers may know that reduced tillage benefits the soil and agricultural operations, but do they know the benefits of each system? Each month a different conservation tillage system will be …

Minnesota is among the top states in the nation for hemp growth, and experts in the field believe that the economic opportunities for the plant are set to take off.   During the Minnesota …

The term “sodbusting” is used to identify the conversion of land from native vegetation to commodity crop production after Dec. 23, 1985. As part of the conservation provisions of …

Cut flower production series Cut flowers have emerged as a popular and attractive option for diversification.   Robin Trott, University of Minnesota Extension Educator and owner of …