ST. PAUL, MN — Farmers and Minnesota nonprofit and educational organizations focused on testing new ideas in sustainable agriculture are encouraged to apply for a Sustainable Agriculture and Demonstration (SustAg) Grant by 4 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 2019. The MDA’s SustAg Program is part of the Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Program, which administers … [Read more...]
Apply for Beginning Farmer Tax Credit by Oct. 1 Incentives available for rent or sale of farm land and some assets
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Rural Finance Authority reminds beginning farmers and asset owners to apply by October 1, 2019, for the tax credit for the sale or lease of land, equipment, machinery, and livestock. To qualify, the applicant must be a Minnesota resident with the desire to start farming or who began farming within the past 10 years, provide … [Read more...]
Biel in butter
Kayla Biel, daughter of Kevin and Kelly Biel of Harmony (center photo), was a Princess Kay of the Milky Way finalist this year. With the honor of being Milky Way Princess comes the privilege of Kayla having her likeness sculpted in butter at the Minnesota State Fair by Linda Christensen, the artist who has been creating butter sculptures at the fair for Midwest Dairy for 48 … [Read more...]
Three August field days to look at cover crop interseeding into standing corn
The Land Stewardship Project will host three Southeast Minnesota field days that feature farmers discussing how they inter-seed multi-species cover crop mixes into standing corn. These events are scheduled for: • Monday, August 26, 6 p.m., Ridgeway, Minn. Mike Steinfeldt and Luke Bergler farms, 36884 Cedar Ridge Dr, Winona • Tuesday, August 27, 1:30 p.m., Byron, Minn. … [Read more...]
The origin and spread of Chronic Wasting Disease Brunch on the Bluff features U of M researcher Dr. Peter Larsen
Dr. Peter Larsen, Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Minnesota, will be the featured speaker at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center’s Brunch on the Bluff event on Sunday, September 8. Dr. Larsen’s talk: Chronic Wasting Disease of Deer: Historical perspectives, Current Research, and Future Directions will detail … [Read more...]
2019 Fillmore County Fair 4-H non-livestock results
Horse Related Champion, Grace Boelter; Reserve Champion, Lauren Olson Community Pride Champion, Bloomfield Clvoerleaves; Reserve Champion, Mabel Busy Bees Club History Champion, Bloomfield Cloverleaves Aerospace Champion, Andrew Eickhoff Bicycle Champion, Paul Mettler Cat Champion, Lynsey Ruen Child & Family Development Champion, Ella … [Read more...]
2019 Fillmore County Fair livestock results
Beef Dairy Steer: Champion, Payton Guenther; Reserve Champion, Alison Freese Prospect Dairy Steer: Champion, Emarie Jacobson; Reserve Champion, Avalon Jacobson Dairy Steer Senior Showmanship: Champion, Alison Freese; Reserve Champion, Payton Guenther Dairy Steer Intermediate Showmanship: Champion, Emma Rowen; Reserve Champion, Zachary Reiland Dairy Steer Junior … [Read more...]
Farm and Rural Stress brochure now available statewide
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) are teaming up to make copies of the Coping with Farm and Rural Stress in Minnesota brochure available at FSA offices in USDA County Service Centers across the state. The brochure highlights key resources that can help people struggling with financial, legal, emotional, and relationship … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Fair Open Class results 2019
Woodworking Grand Champion: Loren Stene, St. Ansgar, Iowa Reserve Champion: Howard Brekke, Rochester Champion: Loren Stene, St. Ansgar, Iowa Fine Art Grand Champion Fine Arts: Cathy Groebner, St. Charles Reserve Champion Fine Arts: Diane Dungy, Harmony Champion Pre-school: Landyn Mathison, Preston Champion Elementary 1: Eliza Aggen, Harmony Champion … [Read more...]
Driftless Goat Company; setting the stage for restoration
Living in arguably one of the most breathtaking natural areas, we often see the lush rolling hills, dense forests, and golden prairies at face value. We forget that they have been roamed, managed by farm and land owners, and altered by years of interaction by humans. A shift in balance between soil, land, plant, and animal has resulted in reduction of quality and sustainability … [Read more...]