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Famo Feeds Inc., of Freeport, Minnesota, is an unusual livestock feed maker for Minnesota because an independent, family-owned manufacturer has its own brand of feed. The company’s colorful logo is a curiosity for the thousands of motorists and customers traveling along Interstate 94, en route to and from the Twin Cities.
The Crop Progress report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released Monday, June 13, 2022, showed there’s more corn in good (59%) or excellent (13%) condition, than at this point last year, when 56% was rated good and 12% excellent.
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This week on AgweekTV, USDA increases help for ranchers who lost cattle in spring blizzards. We'll check out the wheat condition in central North Dakota on the Agweek Cereals Crop Tour. We'll meet one of animal agriculture's most visible ambassadors. And policymakers hit the road to hear what farmers want in the next farm bill.
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Weather is a key in the short term, said speakers at the Ag Outlook forum at the 2022 Farmfest near Morgan, Minnesota.
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Columnist Lovina Eicher says keeping track of everyone's special day means making family members feel special when they are remembered.
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Leaders at Red Trail Energy, an ethanol processing plant in Richardton, N.D., showcased their new carbon capture operation facility. With very few other carbon capture operations in America, this newest climate-conscious operation sets southwestern North Dakota on the leading edge of carbon sequestration technology.
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The $401 million in loans and grants comes from the ReConnect Program, a fund dispersed by the U.S. Agriculture Department. It will support high-speed internet projects in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota and Texas, USDA said.
The Wilkin County Soil and Water Conservation District and farmer Vance Johnson of Breckenridge, Minnesota, talked about his 60-acre field to study soil health and conservation practices during a field day on July 13, 2022.
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