As 2024 comes to an end, many people are reflecting on the last 12 months, whether it be adding new family members, opening a new business or having a high production year. For most, 2024 …
Beef Quality Assurance online training The University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Beef Council will host online Beef Quality Assurance training in the coming year. Producers attending …
Doug Lain is a veterinarian and the owner of Minnesota Embryo Transfer, PA where he works with producers doing embryo transfers in cattle. Lain grew up on a family farm in southern Iowa …
Winters in Minnesota are infamous for their unpredictable swings between “rather chilly” and “bitter cold.” For livestock managers, the work doesn’t stop when …
Discussions of soil conservation, land use grants and professional networking were highlights of the second Women in Agriculture conference. Forty-six women attended the Dec. 12 event …
Agricultural producers of perishable commodities including fruits, vegetables and floriculture can now get funding for controlled atmosphere storage through Farm Storage Facility Loans offered by the …
After many years of farming, Jeff Fossland, of Milaca, has found his swine breed of choice: Berkshires. Now, Fossland raises pigs from birth until butcher at Fossland Farm. After …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency’s $2 billion Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops program, aimed at helping specialty crop producers expand markets and manage higher …
Frost, snow and ice are all signs that winter is approaching. Over the last several weeks, Minnesota has experienced low temperatures and the start of snowfall. During the frigid winter …
Beef Quality Assurance online training The University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Beef Council will host online Beef Quality Assurance training in the coming year. Producers attending …
Christmas preparations are in full swing once again at the Traut household. Like many parents with adult children, my hubby and I have learned we have to share our sons with their significant others …
As snow begins covering the ground, the winter season begins, which also marks the end of fall harvest. For most farmers, the crops are out of the ground, and the harvest season has come to a close. …