WINNEPEG, Manitoba – In farming, having up-to-date information is critical. The sooner a problem is identified the sooner it can be remedied. Farmers Edge, a digital agriculture solutions company out of Manitoba, recognizes this importance.
- By PETER SCHARPE Minnesota Farm Guide
BUFFALO LAKE, Minn. – It was in 1917 that John Klucas and his brother-in-law traveled by train from Buffalo Lake to Garner, Iowa. There, they each purchased four Hereford heifers and brought them back by train to Buffalo Lake. Now, 100 years later, John’s grandson, Lester Schafer, 90, and gr…
- By PETER SCHARPE Minnesota Farm Guide
MANKATO, Minn. – Pork month is just around the corner. Throughout October, people across the nation will be celebrating, enjoying and learning about pork and pork production. The Minnesota Pork Board and Minnesota Pork Producers Association will be getting in on the celebration as well.
- By PETER SCHARPE Minnesota Farm Guide
Two automation companies, located just 20 miles apart, are using their strengths to help their farmer-customers.
- By PETER SCHARPE Minnesota Farm Guide
GLENVILLE, Minn. – It started just before 10:00 am. on Aug. 8, 2017. Matt Webb, fire chief for the Glenville Fire Department, and Wes Webb, Matt’s father and fellow fire fighter, were driving to work. The call went out for the London Fire Department to report to a farmer trapped in a grain bin.
Is there a farmer that you feel makes a difference in your community, whether through their endless dedication and effort, mentorship, support, achievements, or inspiration of overcoming adversity?
WASHINGTON – Gary Wertish, President of Minnesota Farmers Union, participated in a Rural Summit with agriculture leaders from across the country and several U.S. Congress members in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13.
Sixteen Farm Bureau members from across Minnesota met with their members of Congress in Washington, D.C. during the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation’s (MFBF) Farmers to Washington, D.C. trip September 12-16.
- By PETER SCHARPE Minnesota Farm Guide
FARGO, N.D. – Growers this season had the opportunity to test out a new soybean seed that is tolerant to dicamba-based herbicides. The results were mixed, at best.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Beef Reproduction Leadership Team presented David Dockter the Service to Industry Award Aug. 29 during the Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Symposium (ARSBC) in Manhattan. This award recognizes outstanding contributions by individuals working in the artifi…
- By PETER SCHARPE Minnesota Farm Guide
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – A very special global reunion was held at Peterson Farm in Carver County recently. Most of those who attended this event were overseas guests that had – at some time in the past 52 years – lived, studied and worked on the farm.
Harvest Land Cooperative (HLC) and Co-op Country Farmers Elevator (CCFE) announced on Aug. 9 that Farmward Cooperative would be the new name of their merged companies.
- By PETER SCHARPE Minnesota Farm Guide
GILFILLAN, Minn. – The message to farmers working through a challenging time in agriculture is that they are not alone.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue met with Minnesota farmers, business leaders and others on Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) President Kevin Paap’s farm.
- By RYAN CROSSINGHAM, Assistant Editor
NAPOLEON, N.D. – Everyone has that moment, the time when your world fills with clarity. It could be a heavenly melody that stirs up one’s love inside; a whisper in the ear that opens our minds to thoughts we never before thought were thinkable; or a single glimpse, tattooed in our memories a…
North Dakota companies returned from a trade mission to Peru last month, led by Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, and focused on the state’s pulse exports.
New Holland, Pa. (April 26, 2017) – New Holland Agriculture has set a new World Record by harvesting an impressive 16,157 bushels of soybeans in eight hours with the CR8.90 combine.
GREENSBORO, N.C., USA – Syngenta is offering growers and other agricultural professionals an unusual way to say thank you to the people who have inspired them the most.
- By ANDREA JOHNSON Editor
SAN ANTONIO, TX – A 9-year old boy. A terrible accident. Hospitals. Loving parents. A National Baseball Hall of Fame sportscaster. A satisfying life.
LAS VEGAS March 9, 2017 – A new report released this week found that the equipment manufacturing industry supported about 1.3 million jobs and contributed over $159 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States in 2016.
ST. LOUIS (February 7, 2017)—With a trade show featuring more than 400 exhibitors commanding more than 2,200 booth spaces, Commodity Classic attendees are strongly encouraged to wear comfortable shoes!
News arrived that President-Elect Donald Trump has selected former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as nominee for Secretary of Agriculture.
Saving the best for last, President-elect Donald Trump has decided to tap former Georgia Gov. George “Sonny” Perdue as his secretary of agriculture. The National Pork Producers Council liked the pick – the final Trump cabinet post to be filled – as “very good for America’s farmers and ranchers.”
News arrived that President-Elect Donald Trump has selected former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as nominee for Secretary of Agriculture.
ARLINGTON, VA — Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will join the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) as president and CEO, on Feb. 1, according to a press release. USDEC is a non-profit, independent organization that seeks to enhance the global demand for U.S. dairy products and ing…
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