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Rural Reflections Radio
Here is this week's Rural Reflections Radio program, The Pavek Museum...
Posted on 4/26/13 at 6:04 AM
No fun, but important nonetheless
Completing the once-in-every-five-years Census of Agriculture form isn't something that farmers and ranchers enjoy. Ag producers generally say the task is a nuisance or an intrusion, or both. But ag ...
Posted on 3/26/13 at 2:07 PM
The Ides of March Storms
This week marks the anniversary of two powerful blizzards that struck this area. The first was a storm that occurred on March 15, 1941. A powerful Alberta Clipper turned a fairly nice Saturday, into a...
Posted on 3/11/13 at 10:57 AM
Guest Speaking at DakotaFest's Women's Brunch
This past Wednesday I spoke at my largest audience to date. I was the DakotaFest Womens Brunch guest speaker at theHighlandsConferenceCenter. The theme was Growing Up Country, and my talk wa...
Posted on 8/27/12 at 4:31 PM
Animal ag's stake
By Mikkel Pates , April 30, 2012
Double-deck trailer ban in safety bill
WASHINGTON — Unfortunately, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation recently included the double-deck trailer ban in S. 1950, the Commercial Motor Vehicle Enhancement Act of 2011.By Cindy Schonholtz , January 23, 2012
USDA, Justice Department will continue to collaborate on next steps for proposed GIPSA rule
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will continue to advise the Agriculture Department on the USDA Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration’s rewrite of the rule governing the Packers and Stockyards Act, outgoing Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney said July 12.By Jerry Hagstrom , July 18, 2011
Winter wheat acres remain stable in ND
FARGO, N.D. — Winter wheat acres have remained stable in North Dakota.January 12, 2011
Renville Co. debating its options for sugar co-op proceedings
OLIVIA — The Renville County Board of Commissioners may make an offer to the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative to seek a mediated settlement to the ongoing litigation over property taxes.By Tom Cherveny , August 04, 2010
Targeted conservation efforts help clean up state’s namesake waterway
By Tom Cherveny , July 31, 2010
U of M recognizes farm families of year
MINNEAPOLIS — Seventy-three families from around the state, one from each participating county, have been named a “2010 Farm Family of the Year” by the University of Minnesota.By Tribune News , July 17, 2010
Continue bovine TB prevention as status improves
ST. PAUL — Results from a recent USDA review have returned with overall positive indications for Minnesota’s bovine tuberculosis (TB) program. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health, with help from its partners, is working aggressively to again upgrade Minnesota’s bovine TB status levels.By Ryon S. Walker, University of Minnesota Extension , March 08, 2010
Farmers invited to MDA listening session on Wednesday
ST. PAUL — It has been an eventful 2009 for farmers and agribusinesses, and there’s no sign of things slowing down in 2010 or beyond. With that in mind, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is inviting local farmers and others in agriculture to share their thoughts on key issues during a listening session with Deputy Commissioner Jim Boerboom on Wednesday, December 16, in Redwood Falls.December 07, 2009
Soybean, sunflower harvest about done; corn halfway there
Another week of warm, dry November weather pushed the late harvest toward a finish in Minnesota and North DakotaBy Stephen J. Lee , November 30, 2009
H1N1: Commercial pigs test positive in Indiana
The first U.S. case of swine flu in a commerical pig herd in being reported in Indiana.By Henry C. Jackson , November 04, 2009
- How satisfied are you with federal, state and local efforts to deal with H1N1?
- Officials: Swine flu confirmed in Iowa cat
- H1N1: North Dakota reports more than 2,400 flu cases
- H1N1: Four more flu deaths in Minnesota include 3 from swine flu
- H1N1: Some Americans fearful of getting vaccine despite safety assurances
- Another GF swine flu vaccine clinic set for Thursday in Grand Forks
Ag beginnings
October 17, 2009
Unmarked wind measurement towers pose danger to crop dusters
Wind measurement towers put up ahead of planned wind farm projects are drawing concerns from crop dusters in South Dakota who say they blend in with the landscape. Crop duster Brian Hauschild said the main problem with the towers is they have no markings.By Associated Press , October 12, 2009
Driver’s license rules are relaxed during area sugar beet harvest
Sugar beet truck crashes in the Red River Valley this week raise questions about the rules pertaining to who can and can’t drive the large trucks used in the beet harvest. One thing that may not be well-known: When it comes to harvest time, the normal rules go out the window.By Dave Olson , October 01, 2009
Livestock Investment Grant Program revived
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is bringing back one of its most popular recent offerings - the Livestock Investment Grant Program.By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , September 10, 2009
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