Jerrold Tesmer, Extension Educator for Fillmore/Houston Counties
The keynote speaker for the 2013 Tour de Forage is Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His topic will be “Benefits of Alfalfa in Crop Rotations & Soil Health.” The Tou
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
Online Edition
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Volume ∞ Issue ∞
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- 10:25:25, May 7th 2013 - Thunder6 - Great article! I love to see the Youth of Fillmore County receiveing acco ... [Read More]
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2013 Farm to Cafeteria workshops
Fri, Feb 8th, 2013
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A series of Regional Farm to Cafeteria workshops have been planned around the state to strengthen relationships between growers and institutional buyers. The Southeast Minnesota workshop will be held March 7, from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Ramada Hotel, 1517 16th St. SW, Rochester, MN 55902. The registration deadline is March 1. The cost is $20, which includes a meal.
For more information on the regional workshops and to register go to http://www.extension.umn.edu/farm-to-school/farm-to-cafeteria-workshops/ or contact Jan Joannides, joann001@umn.edu.
Farm to Cafeteria builds strong communities, healthy people and resilient local farms, creating a “win-win” for all parties. The workshops are designed to meet the needs of the region and cultivate strong partnerships between growers and institutional buyers.
Farmers, growers, schools, and other institutional food service professionals; Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) coordinators; and community partners will want to attend. Continuing Education Units will be available for food service professionals.
Workshop highlights include: Purchasing local on a budget; Farmer/ Buyer Relationships: facilitated networking with Renewing the Countryside; On-farm food safety and marketing local food; and Nutrition education in the classroom and beyond with Extension’s Simply Good Eating program. Workshop content will vary on region. Contact your regional lead planner for additional details.
The 2013 workshops are coordinated by University of Minnesota Extension in partnership with the Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, Minnesota Institute for Agriculture, the Institute for a Sustainable Future, and Renewing the Countryside, and funded by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
For more information on the regional workshops and to register go to http://www.extension.umn.edu/farm-to-school/farm-to-cafeteria-workshops/ or contact Jan Joannides, joann001@umn.edu.
Farm to Cafeteria builds strong communities, healthy people and resilient local farms, creating a “win-win” for all parties. The workshops are designed to meet the needs of the region and cultivate strong partnerships between growers and institutional buyers.
Farmers, growers, schools, and other institutional food service professionals; Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) coordinators; and community partners will want to attend. Continuing Education Units will be available for food service professionals.
Workshop highlights include: Purchasing local on a budget; Farmer/ Buyer Relationships: facilitated networking with Renewing the Countryside; On-farm food safety and marketing local food; and Nutrition education in the classroom and beyond with Extension’s Simply Good Eating program. Workshop content will vary on region. Contact your regional lead planner for additional details.
The 2013 workshops are coordinated by University of Minnesota Extension in partnership with the Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, Minnesota Institute for Agriculture, the Institute for a Sustainable Future, and Renewing the Countryside, and funded by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Minnesota Farm Bureau announces YF&R Discussion Meet semi-finalists
Fri, Feb 1st, 2013
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The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Committee held the preliminary rounds of the Discussion Meet at the MFBF Leadership Conference at the Hilton Airport in Bloomington on January 26. Contestants were judged
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Minnesota Beef Cow/Calf Days
Fri, Jan 25th, 2013
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The University of Minnesota Extension Service and Beef Team will again offer the Cow/Calf Day program on February 14. The Southeast Minesota program will be in Rochester at the Rochester Event Center, 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.
The Minnesota Board of Anima
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Fillmore County 4-H horse project
Fri, Jan 25th, 2013
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University of Minnesota Extension – Fillmore County
The Fillmore County 4-H Horse Project started off the new 4-H year by electing new officers on November 5, 2012. The following offices were filled: Youth Chair- Jackie Apenhorst, Adult Chair- De
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Farm Family recognition nominations
Fri, Jan 25th, 2013
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The Fillmore County Extension Committee is asking your help in identifying potential farm families for recognition by the University of Minnesota. The Farm Family Recognition Program has existed for over two decades and honors farm families througho
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Farmland sales rush could spell short supply on higher values in 2013
Fri, Jan 25th, 2013
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OMAHA, Neb. – Economic uncertainty had some non-operating farmland owners rushing to sell, which was evident in the last three months of the year, according to Farmers National Company, the largest farmland and ranchland real estate company in the
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Private Pesticide Certification Workshops
Fri, Jan 18th, 2013
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Jerrold Tesmer, Extension Educator for Fillmore/Houston Counties
Six Private Pesticide Applicator Certification Workshops have been scheduled for Fillmore, Houston, and Winona Counties. If you are one of the 138 in Fillmore County, one of the 132 i
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POET producing corn oil at 25 biorefineries
Fri, Jan 18th, 2013
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Twenty-five of POET’s network of 27 biorefineries have now installed its patent-pending corn oil technology, bringing its total capacity to approximately 250,000 tons per year, enough feedstock to produce 68 million gallons of biodiesel annually.
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