In early March, an outbreak of the equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) in Minnesota had horse-owners on high alert, especially those who owned barrel or game horses and had been to a recent event. A total of ...

A merger of four co-ops, including Mid America Dairymen (Mid-Am) in Winsted has created Dairy Farmers of America. According to Steve Otto, Mid-Am board member, the merger was finalized on Jan. 1. The ...

Cement stave silos have towered over the Minnesota landscape since 1905, and at one point were the most commonly-built silo type in the state. Recent trends toward bunker or flat-style storage has ...

Boy, it’s been a whirlwind of the past few months. From personal matters to political developments, time has flown by. One issue that has been weighing on my mind is the lack of participation in local ...

Nowadays, the Diers farm is much the same, with the exception of dairying, Mark said. "It was a dairy farm until 1991, when they sold the dairy cows," he said. The homestead always carried crops, ...

To help farmers find the best strategy to comply with the Minnesota Buffer Law, the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) has implemented a tool that will provide farmers with alternative ...

Larry Ide thinks there maybe a problem with bugs and disease for sunflowers if enough get planted in the area. The Ides said there was a little adjustment to get the combine working right. In the fall ...

BUFFALO –The Wright Soil and Water Conservation District’s (Wright SWCD) Ann Lake Targeted Fertilizer Application Reduction Project has begun. Funded through a grant by the Board of Water and Soil ...

Local schools have many opportunities for students to get down in the dirt. Horticulture classes, school gardens, and FFA programs give students who live within city limits or on a farm the ability to ...

Harvest time is here, and there are a few things to consider, more than just operating the combine. For those of you with yield monitors, you should take the time to calibrate it. If you are using ...

Lester Prairie's 4-H club is known as the Bergen Busy Bees. It's local leaders are Sonja Johnson, Donna Anderson, and Patty Kuhlmann. Children ages five to 19 can be members, the ladies said. "There ...

Tim “Red” Kirkman didn’t come from a farming background, but that hasn’t stopped him from producing a thriving Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) business in rural New Germany. “My grandparents ...