Articles tagged under: Minnesota
Updated MN Groundwater Protection Maps Available
Published January 15, 2022
The Minnesota Ag Department says the updates are meant to help farmers comply with the state rule, which restricts fall nitrogen fertilizer application in areas vulnerable to contamination. This new map shows public water supply wells with elevated nitrogen levels.…Larson to Lead U.S. Wheat Associates
Published January 14, 2022
As expected, the U.S. Wheat Associates board of directors elected Rhonda Larson of East Grand Forks as the chair. Larson will begin her new responsibilities in June. Larson has been a member of the Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council…MN Crop Recap
Published January 13, 2022
In Minnesota, USDA estimated corn yields at 178 bushels per acre. That’s down from 191 bushels per acre in 2020. Soybeans averaged 47 bushels, down three bushels from one year ago. Sugarbeet growers averaged 31 tons per acre, up nearly…Top Story #9: A Changing Regulatory Environment
Published December 31, 2021
At least three things come to mind looking back at the challenging regulatory environment: the Waters of the United States rule, chlorpyrifos and dicamba. The Environmental Protection Agency is re-defining WOTUS again. Agriculture wants certainty and the EPA wants a…ASA Board Works on Policy
Published December 20, 2021
Minnesota Soybean Growers Association Past President Jamie Beyer is one of ten newly elected board members to the American Soybean Association. "It is an interesting time to be working on national ag policy. There's an unlimited list of topics to…Potato Stocks Lower Than Last Year
Published December 17, 2021
As of December 1, U.S. potato stocks in storage totaled 265 million hundredweight. That’s down two percent from one year ago. Potatoes in storage account for 64 percent of this past year’s production. Seventy-two percent of Minnesota’s 2021 potato crop…A Milestone for the Ag Innovation Campus
Published December 16, 2021
The first phase of construction of the Ag Innovation Campus in Crookston, Minnesota is complete. Ag Management Solutions CEO Tom Slunecka says this one-of-a-kind facility and will focus on developing new markets and new technologies. "We'll be designed to take…Jennie-O Turkey Store Closes One Plant
Published December 9, 2021
Hormel Foods will close its Jennie-O Turkey Store plant in Willmar, Minnesota during the first half of 2022. According to Hormel, the plant is an older, inefficient facility that produces products the company is shifting away from. Employees will transition…A Volunteer Wheat Experiment
Published December 9, 2021
Grygla, Minnesota farmer and Minnesota Wheat President Gary Anderson is concerned about the impact on residual nitrogen in the fields next year if volunteer spring wheat was left in the fields. "Minnesota Wheat will do some soil testing in the…