Articles tagged under: Bob Worth

MN Soybean Growers Association Elects New Board

Published August 1, 2020

Minnesota Soybean Growers Association President Jamie Beyer was re-elected to serve the state’s soybean farmers another year. Beyer is the third woman to serve as the MSGA president. Beltrami farmer Mike Skaug was re-elected to serve as vice-president, Lake Benton…

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Some MN Farmers Scramble Weed Management Plans

Published June 8, 2020

There’s been a lot of farmer frustration following last week's Ninth Circuit Court’s ruling to ban dicamba use. Minnesota Soybean Growers Association’s Drift Task Force Chairman Bob Worth said some farmers are scrambling to find other herbicide options, but using…

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TransFARMation: Farmer Shares His Depression Story, Similarities Seen Between Now and 1980s

Published May 18, 2020

Lake Benton, Minnesota farmer Bob Worth was a 'young gun' when he began farming 50 years ago. That changed during the 1980s when the farm crisis took its toll. As a result, Worth went in to a severe case of…

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MN Farmers Want Section 179 Conformity

Published March 12, 2020

Lake Benton, Minnesota farmer Bob Worth met with state lawmakers, Governor Walz and Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen in St. Paul this past week on the budget and farm policy. "In Minnesota we have a $1.5 billion surplus. The governor is…

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Corn Starting to Dent Near Lake Benton, MN

Published September 9, 2019

The corn near Lake Benton, Minnesota is just starting to dent. That’s according to farmer Bob Worth. "The corn is 50 to 60 percent dented. We only planted corn on May 15," says Worth. "Corn in the area that's planted…

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Southern MN Farmers Struggle with Corn Planting

Published May 29, 2019

In a typical year, Lincoln County, Minnesota farmer Bob Worth would be planting corn, soybeans and spring wheat. So far this year, all he’s growing is frogs and fish. The cold, wet weather isn’t doing much to help the over…

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Digesting the Details of Dicamba Registration

Published November 1, 2018

With dicamba registration announced, farmers are pondering how states will react. Minnesota Dicamba Task Force Chair Bob Worth says the state can make things stricter. "Now, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture will sit down and look for what the EPA…

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Southern MN Farmers Stuck In a Rut

Published October 4, 2018

Fields in southern Minnesota are still damp. Lincoln County farmer Bob Worth got in the field last Friday for harvest, but didn’t get much done. Wednesday’s try at soybean harvest was challenging. "The beans will not dry down. We really want…

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Growing Conditions Improve for MN Crops

Published June 12, 2018

Lake Benton, Minnesota farmer Bob Worth says growing conditions are better in his part of the state and the crop is doing fine. "We have corn that's way over knee high already, which is unheard of for us and the…

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Still Areas of Wet in Southern MN

Published May 24, 2018

Lake Benton, Minnesota farmer Bob Worth says his soybeans are doing well in the field. Other farmers in the area aren’t as lucky. “When we got the corn in finally, soybeans went fast. Our neighbors are struggling. Neighbors are trying…

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