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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.”
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?
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.
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.
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.
Families and growers from across Minnesota will be represented as the University of Minnesota honors them in the 2026 Farm Family of the Year ceremony at 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, at the annual Minnesota Farmfest near Redwood Falls. The event will be held on the Gilfillan Estate in the Wic…
Dave Ollila’s regenerative approach to ranching started for practical reasons.
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Like many other kids involved in 4-H, Emmanuel Ruiz Del Olmo and Kylee Kurtzleben spent a recent warm, humid day with halter in hand, practicing leading their calves in preparation for the upcoming county fair.
‘Our South Dakota’ anthology highlights state’s impact on diverse set of voices
The heat and drought around Rockham have been relentless, but Jade Jandal says the row crops on his operation are hanging on better than he ever expected.
A new grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will support work to engage rural households who depend on private wells to understand drinking water quality and address potential problems.
Mid-July was dry, allowing Minnesota Crop Watcher Megan Horsager to work steadily on haying.
As the last few weeks have flown by, the farm has kept us busy. The forecast has been filled with hot, dry weather and has continued to dry out soils, increasing stress within not only crops but animals as well.
When 4-year-old Easton Randall climbed onto a 1953 Ford Jubilee next to his 85-year-old great-grandfather this spring, he announced, "This is my tractor."
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