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Personal protective equipment, or PPE, is necessary to protect farmers and other agricultural workers from pesticides, grain dust, mold, and other hazards. The COVID-19 global pandemic, however, has stressed the supplies of PPE since the emergency needs of our medical care providers and first responders must be met. The following are some considerations if you […]
By Lizabeth Stahl, Jared Goplen – University of Minnesota Extension Educators (Crops) On June 3, 2020, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that vacated U.S. registrations for Engenia, FeXapan, and XtendiMax herbicides. These are 3 of the 4 dicamba products that were labeled for use on dicamba-tolerant (DT) soybeans. This means that
The University of Minnesota Extension Youth Development (MN 4-H), UMC’s Office of Outreach & Engagement together with resources from Minnesota Ag In the Classroom, will host a free, five-week, virtual, 15 minute, on-demand weekly series that will touch on regional, agricultural-based content sharing basic concepts in science, food and agriculture. This series is open to
The Crookston Way & Means Committee met on Monday night with their first topic being a letter from the Crookston Chamber of Commerce requesting to terminate a contract to provide administrative services to the Crookston Visitor’s Bureau (CVB). Interim City Administrator Angel Weasner requested 30-60 days to review what the future options for the city
The Crookston City Council will meet Monday, May 11 at 7:00 p.m. There will be limited seating available due to COVID-19 guidelines. The public may participate in the public forum by phone by calling 281-4515. There will also be two Mayoral Proclamations. The first will declare May 10-16 as National Skilled Nursing Care Week, the
The University of Minnesota Extension Swine Team has released its latest podcast to assist producers feeding pigs in this climate of interrupted markets. UMN Extension Swine Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke recently sat down with Lee Johnston and Pedro Urriola to discuss nutritional strategies producers can implement to slow the growth of pigs whose harvest plants
