Recent rainfall has brought some much needed relief to northeastern South Dakota crops, but producers say the growing season is still far from being out of the woods.
- Janelle Atyeo
Brooke Rollins made her first trip to Minnesota as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture when she spoke at Farmfest Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, but she’s no stranger to Minnesota farm country.
- Terry Woster
"It’s tough for a guy to fire his son and then go home and tell his spouse he just canned her baby boy."
- Janelle Atyeo
July’s heat wave brought prime conditions for small grain harvest across much of South Dakota.
- Janelle Atyeo
This year at Farmfest, adults can get in on the pedal pull fun, testing their strength and enjoying a bit of friendly competition and maybe some bragging rights.
- Janelle Atyeo
Farmfest visitors can take a break from browsing the booths and step into the past at the Gilfillan Estate, just outside Farmfest gates.
- Katelyn Winberg
Farmfest returns to Gilfillan Estate near Redwood Falls, Minnesota, Aug. 4-6 with new educational programming, expanded family activities and opportunities for producers to learn about emerging technologies while connecting with exhibitors from across the agriculture industry.
- Janelle Atyeo
For a second year, Farmfest visitors can show off their skills behind the controls during a skid steer rodeo, set for Aug. 4 and 5 at 1:30 p.m., and Aug. 6 at 11 a.m.
- By Gentry Sorenson, Iowa State University Extension
Now is the time to scout corn fields for disease. Several resources are available to help determine whether conditions are favorable for disease development and if management actions may be warranted.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins will be a featured speaker at the Farmfest Forums during this year’s Minnesota Farmfest. She is set to address the public at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4 at Wick Buildings Farmfest Center, the main educational building at the farm show near Morgan, Minn.
Farm Bureau Financial Services has a full schedule at Farmfest.
- Kristen Sindelar
Good fences make good neighbors. The same can be said of a good livestock brand program.
Cattle feeders face constant change, risk and challenges. The Cyclone Cattle Feeders Days aims to reduce some of the questions feeders have.
- From NRCS
“The Smileys understand the importance of soil health and what it does not only for the ground they run on, but also the product they produce.”
- Terry Woster
Although I grew up on a farm eight miles from the nearest town, I never experienced the wonders of attending a country school.
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
Have you ever been around a “steer” or “gelding” that does not act their gender? Instead they act like a full grown bull or stallion?
- Katelyn Winberg
Bel Brands, South Dakota Soybean Processors and Smithfield talk value-added agriculture and what keeps them expanding in South Dakota.
Minnesota farmers are facing tight margins, rising input costs and more unpredictable weather. In this environment, every pass through the field and every decision counts.
As farmers face tightening margins, rising input costs, and ongoing market uncertainty, a new seminar at this year’s Farmfest will deliver practical tools to help producers strengthen their operations and plan ahead.
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"When kids grow up around the operation, when they're included, asked questions and given small jobs as they're able, they build something that can't be manufactured later: a felt sense of belonging to the place."
Five finalists for the 2026 Farmfest Woman Farmer of the Year Award have been narrowed to one, and the winner will be announced during the final day of Farmfest.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"Seeing things and asking questions gives a different insight, sometimes positive and sometime negative. But the educational process is more than worth it."
- Michael Baron
Dear Michael: We could use some help with our children. We have one child who has been farming with us for a long time. We have four other children. Two of these children insist they should receive “at least half of the estate upon our death.” Their thinking is we have already done too much …
- Janelle Atyeo
A new program allows South Dakota cattlemen to lease GPS collars for their cattle and test how virtual fencing fits their operations.
This year could be the biggest year yet for candidate forums at Minnesota Farmfest, featuring four candidate forums during the event on Aug. 4, 5 and 6 at the Gillfillan Estate near Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
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