Articles tagged under: Minnesota
Ag Innovation Campus Project Continues to “Make Progress”
Published July 19, 2020
The air permitting process and engineering plans for the Ag Innovation Campus in Crookston, Minnesota are underway. According to Beltrami, Minnesota farmer and Ag Innovation Campus Board Chairman Mike Skaug, the project is making progress, but the COVID-19 pandemic complicated…Kentucky Bluegrass Harvest Happening in Northern MN
Published July 19, 2020
Roseau, Minnesota farmer Tony Brateng harvested Kentucky Bluegrass seed last week. "The crop seems to be average," says Brateng. "Decent weather is helping and the grasses like the moisture." Brateng is a little concerned with seed quality. "I think the…MN Lawmakers Push for a Bonding Bill in Special Session
Published July 17, 2020
A bonding bill is still in the works for the second special session of the Minnesota Legislature. House Agriculture and Food Finance Committee Chair Jeanne Poppe says a super majority vote is needed to pass the bill, but lawmakers aren’t…More Palmer Amaranth Found in MN
Published July 17, 2020
The Minnesota Agriculture Department has identified Palmer amaranth in the state. This time, the sighting was in Winona County, near the Wisconsin border. Twenty Palmer amaranth plants were discovered in a soybean field and confirmed by genetic testing. The MDA…The Sugarbeet Report
Published July 16, 2020
In the latest update, NDSU Extension sugarbeet specialist Mohamed Khan talks about the current growth stage of this year's sugarbeet crop in the Red River Valley. The Sugarbeet Report is made possible by Provysol from BASF, Premium Ag Solutions, Corteva…Thalmann Elected to NCGA Board
Published July 15, 2020
Former Minnesota Corn Growers Association President Brian Thalmann was elected to the National Corn Growers Association Board of Directors during Corn Congress. Thalmann joins farmer Harold Wolle and Tom Haag representing Minnesota on the board. The new term begins on…Second MN Special Session of 2020 Begins Today
Published July 13, 2020
Another special session of the Minnesota Legislature begins today in St. Paul. On Friday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz made the announcement. expressing optimism for addressing police reform and a bonding bill. This will be the second special session of 2020.The Sugarbeet Report
Published July 9, 2020
The sugarbeet crop in North Dakota and Minnesota continues to make growing progress. Hear more this week’s Sugarbeet Report, made possible by Provysol from BASF, Premium Ag Solutions, Corteva Agriscience, SESVanderHave, Vive Crop Protection, H&S Manufacturing and Syngenta.Two Very Different Haying Season Stories
Published July 3, 2020
Some cattle producers in the Northern Plains have been dealing with too much moisture, while others are barely getting by with too little. At Leeds, North Dakota, Kenner Simmental owner Erika Kenner was one of those producers sitting just right…