6,000 Megawatts in North Dakota's Future?
Wind farms are quickly growing across North Dakota. Dakota's Public Service Commission announced that proposed wind projects that total almost 6,000 megawatts of power are in a regulatory stage. The…
Pilot Program to Diversify Minnesota Crops
Minnesota commercial fruit and vegetable producers may be eligible for a pilot USDA program. This program is designed to give farmers more planting flexibility. Farmers only in Minnesota and six…
Farmers Worried About Post-Flood Crops
Farmers in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota are worried that current flood conditions will result in crop loss like the dismal year of 1997. That year spring blizzards caused devastating…
Veterans Finance Bill Passed
On May 16 Minnesota Governor Pawlenty signed the veterans finance bill passed by the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate. The bill allows funding for the Minnesota Department…
Minnesota Farmers Planting Corn
Minnesota farmers nearly finished planting corn last week, and soybean planting is not far behind. A week ago, soybean planting was at 28 percent complete, but today it is at…
Minnesota Planting Almost Complete!
According to the USDA, corn planting in Minnesota is only at 96 percent complete. The corn is starting to appear despite current wet conditions. The rain is holding up planting…
Emergency Loans
Emergency farm loans are available from the Farm Service Agency for farmers in St. Louis, Cass, Cook, Itasca and Lake counties in Minnesota. 30 Minnesota counties have been declared states…
Grants Awarded
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has given seven on-farm research and demonstration projects $100,000. The three-year projects are meant to increase farm profits, improve farm family's lives and improve the…
Minnesota Farmers Made Less
According to a survey conducted by the University of Minnesota, Minnesota farmers earned less last year than they did in 2007. The decline is blamed on the price of land…
Farmers Fear Drought
Minnesota farmers are worried that the start of the summer suggests a season of drought. When comparing numbers, this May was the third driest May ever. Land in the east…