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St. Paul, Minn. — The University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program is accepting applications statewide now through Oct. 1, 2025.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture offered free nitrate well testing for the first time at Farmfest this year, giving well owners instant answers about their drinking ...
National Dairy Herd Information Association announced that it will offer scholarships to third- and fourth-year college of veterinary medicine students for the 11th consecutive year. Applicants must ...
Rebecca Sip, Ada, Minn., Sept. 5The final 20 acres of wheat harvest was completed at the Sip farm, and sugar beet pre-haul is ...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Aug. 29 that President Trump overstepped his presidential authority ...
A recent change in climate policy by the Trump Administration threatens to change everything on earth – from the fast-warming planet itself to all the life on it.
You’ve been renting acres, running numbers and dreaming of your own land. So ... when’s the right time to buy?
I am making some weeding progress during these cooler days, and pulling out dried up daylily stems. After pulling the weeds, what do you do with them?
First, a little Trump-USDA history. After U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers "published and funded objective analyses of issues such as climate change, the efficiency of food assistance ...
Due to the strong yield potential in many areas of the Upper Midwest, the number of corn and soybean producers that qualify for 2025 crop insurance indemnity payments may be ...
Somewhere along the way, I lost my fondness for beets, and am now in the cohort who says they “taste like dirt” — which is a true, if snarky, way to describe something that grows in, well, dirt. Beets ...
What comes to mind when you think of a casserole or hot dish? Maybe your favorite comfort food on a cool fall day or cold winter night?