Articles tagged under: Minnesota
Parade of Champions: Don’t Miss the Opportunity
Published August 12, 2022
Emma Jackson from Menahga, Minnesota is a member of the Pine Cone 4-H Club in Wadena County. Jackson shows rabbits in 4-H at county and state fairs. "I show New Zealand: I've been showing them for four or five years…ND and Western MN Conditions Get Drier
Published August 11, 2022
In the last month, National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Greg Gust says drier conditions started to creep back into North Dakota. Rains are spotty now and there is some crop stress showing up. "Richland County is starting to pop…Southern MN Crops Need Rain
Published August 4, 2022
Golden Harvest District Sales Manager Brian Langeland says crops across south central and southwestern Minnesota need rain. "If you go further west and south toward Worthington, it's pretty dry. The corn is starting to roll." The crop was planted a…Parade of Champions: Try Your Best
Published August 4, 2022
Jayma Lawson from Staples, Minnesota is a member of the Four Corners 4-H Club in Wadena County and Verndale FFA Chapter. "Every year, I learn more about being a leader, showing the public that raising animals is not just taking…Conservation Funding Available in Inflation Reduction Act
Published August 3, 2022
Minnesota Representative Angie Craig is encouraged by the ag-related provisions in the new reconciliation bill. Craig cites the one-time $20 billion conservation funding. "This is one of the items we heard at our farm bill listening session," Craig told RRFN.…Don’t Be Afraid to Try It
Published August 1, 2022
Buffalo Lake, Minnesota farmer Brian Ryberg was recognized at the National Strip Till Conference for being the first Minnesota farmer to use strip till in his sugarbeet crop. Ryberg transitioned his farm to strip till in 2014. "We're 100 percent…Parade of Champions: A Positive Mindset
Published August 1, 2022
Incoming greenhand and first year high school member of the Thief River Falls FFA Chapter Rebecca Vogel has a passion for archery. "It takes a lot of preparation. You need certain site marks and sometimes your equipment needs to be…Farmfest is Happening This Week
Published August 1, 2022
Farmfest is known for numerous farm policy educational forums. This year’s line-up includes an ag outlook forum and a discussion about the 2023 Farm Bill. MinnStar Bank Senior Vice President Kent Thiesse, the educational forum coordinator for Farmfest, has more…Getting a Closer Look at the Red River Valley Wheat
Published July 31, 2022
Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers Vice President of Operations Coreen Berdahl was a driver during last week's spring wheat tour. On the final day, Berdahl drove on the northern and eastern route away from Devils Lake. "We drove through Langdon,…