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Everybody has a soft spot for babies. And the Crookston Area Chamber Board of Directors is no different, only they’ve taken it to a new level with a rather impressive feat. Over the past two years, the members of the board have collectively had nine babies and most of them got together for a photo […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced a new pilot program that enables farmers in the Prairie Pothole region to receive payments for planting cover crops on their land for three to five years. The new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP) pilot is available to
The University of Minnesota Crookston is fast gaining an international reputation. In addition to attracting students from all around the world, UMC is also attracting faculty from different countries to teach and conduct research at UMC. This academic year UMC has hosted Kahirou Diakite, a teacher-researcher at the University of Science and Technology in Bamako,
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced additional disaster assistance available to agricultural producers, including producers impacted by drought and excess moisture as well as sugar beet growers. Through WHIP+, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is helping producers recover from losses related to 2018 and 2019 natural disasters. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA)
The Minnesota National Guard will see several milestone events this year, including the deployment of nearly 1,000 soldiers, the opening of a 150,000 square-foot readiness center in Arden Hills, completion of a large-scale training exercise and the implementation of a new fitness test for the more than 11,000 soldiers of the Minnesota Army National Guard.
The Office of Management and Budget (MMB) released its February revenue forecast earlier today, providing an updated outlook for Minnesota’s financial future. According to the report, the state has a $1.513 billion surplus for the remainder of the 2020-21 budget cycle –$181 million larger than what was projected in the November forecast. Looking ahead, the forecast projects
