 |
 |
| Friday, November 20, 2009 |
|
|
| Friday, November 20, 2009 |
 |
Letter: Agriculture still a dominant Minnesota industryAnyone who lives in rural Minnesota knows that agriculture is central to our way of life.
|
Love that lutefisk!TOWNER, N.D. — ‘Tis the season here in the land of immigrant Norwegians to partake in the annual lutefisk suppers.
|
Agriculture remains key industry for MinnesotaAnyone who lives in rural Minnesota knows that agriculture is central to our way of life. We’re surrounded by fields and livestock, passing a tractor on the way into town is a regular experience, and virtually all of us either work in agriculture-related jobs ourselves or have family and friends employed in the industry.
|
ND gets tourists back in touch with agJAMESTOWN, N.D. — North Dakota is different than other states.
|
Thanks to those who call it ‘H1N1’MADISON, S.D. — When the H1N1 flu virus starting making the news last spring, some people referred to it as the “swine flu.” Very quickly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared that it isn’t contracted by eating pork products and that it should be called the “H1N1 virus.”
|
USDA has biomass program all wrongCANTON, Minn. — When Congress passed the Biomass Crop Assistance Program in the last farm bill, renewable energy supporters and sustainable agriculture advocates both cheered. Here is a program to help farmers start to plant and grow new cellulosic crops for the next generation of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products.
|
Nebraska behind on windLINCOLN — Nebraska lags so far behind other states in development of its wind energy potential that it’s embarrassing. New interest by two influential and powerful organizations in Nebraska has the potential to change that situation.
|
It takes the whole countryWASHINGTON — There’s a lot of excitement these days about buying food from local farmers. It is a win-win-win. Consumers get fresh produce and maybe even cheese, eggs and meat. Farmers and ranchers make more money by selling directly to consumers. Supporting those farmers also helps support the local economy.
|
As others see it: U.S hogs will resume China tradeThe Obama administration scored its first major foreign policy victory last week when U.S. trade officials announced from Hangzhou, China, that China intends to re-open its markets to U.S. pork and live swine.
|
Letter: Agriculture, while changing, is still a dominant Minnesota industryTo the editor: Anyone who lives in rural Minnesota knows that agriculture is central to our way of life. We’re surrounded by fields and livestock, passing a tractor on the way into town is a regular experience, and virtually all of us either work in agriculture-related jobs ourselves or have family and friends employed in the industry.
|
Get serious about harvest safetyHow many lives do we have to risk on mud-slicked roads due to the hauling of sugar beets during harvest?
|
 |
Hafner's Greenhouse 16925 170th St Park Rapids, MN 56470-2811 218-732-8033 |
 |
November 20, Moving Auction in | 11/20/2009 |
|
November 21st Farm Equipment A | 11/21/2009 |
|
November 21, Norman Ruud Coin | 11/21/2009 |
|
November 21, Auction Sale in V | 11/21/2009 |
|
November 21, Excellent Sign & | 11/21/2009 |
|
November 21, Auction in Akeley | 11/21/2009 |
|
November 22, Native American & | 11/22/2009 |
|
November 24, Excellent Auction | 11/24/2009 |
| [+] more auctions |
