The 2016 Rural Legislative Forum is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 8 from 4-8 p.m., at South Central College in North Mankato, Minn. The forum topic for this year is "Rapidly Rising Property Taxes...Challenging Rural Minnesota" and includes keynote speaker, Eric…
November 29, 2016
The late Martin Luther King, Jr. once said: “Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.” When Fairmont, Minn., farmer Lawrence Sukalski started his own farming operation in 1978 with 17 acres, there was…
November 29, 2016
Election night surprised many, as the unexpected Trump wave that started on the East Coast rolled through the Midwest, and although Democrat Hillary Clinton narrowly won Minnesota (with 46 percent of the vote to Trump's 45 percent), Trump performed well…
November 22, 2016
Kurt Krueger of Rothsay, Minn., was elected Nov. 16 as a American Soybean Association (ASA) director for Minnesota, replacing long-serving ASA director Lance Peterson.
November 17, 2016
National Biodiesel Board members selected their trade association leadership this week, electing six returning governing board members and one new member to serve in leadership roles.
November 17, 2016
Buckthorn control is not simple. Like mesquite or Chinese tallow, two well-known invasive plants, cutting the shrub/tree above the root crown just means you created a short shrub with vigorous, almost uncontrolled regrowth. Ultimate control of buckthorn will not be…
November 17, 2016
It was an eventful election in many races throughout the country and here in Minnesota. In the presidential race, Democrat Hillary Clinton narrowly won Minnesota (46 percent - 1,364,061) over Republican Donald Trump (45 percent - 1,324,118).
November 10, 2016
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced they will register Monsanto’s Xtendimax™ with Vapor Grip™ Technology, a low volatility dicamba product to control weeds in soybean crops genetically engineered to tolerate dicamba. This compound will help in the effort to control…
November 10, 2016