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Drought affects crop conditions as well as the potential for disease development. Dr. Seth Naeve, Extension soybean agronomist, traveled to Minnesota recently to assess the soybean crop. Despite the drought, soybeans are looking reasonably good. However, we are living “paycheck to paycheck” regarding soil moisture and need rain for the crop to develop and yield. […]
The Calvin and Anne Schow family of McIntosh has been named Polk County’s “2023 Farm Family of the Year” by the University of Minnesota. Calvin Schow has been a grain farmer ever since he can remember. He met Annie in 2004, and they were later married. In 2010, the couple applied for a program with
The University of Minnesota Extension, along with the Minnesota Beef Council, will host an online Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) training opportunity on Tuesday, April 25 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. CST. Producers attending the free training will receive their three-year BQA certification. In recent years, cattlemen and women have been asked to complete the
Minnesota’s ample snow is good for alfalfa, but it can also favor insect pests. Overwintering alfalfa is most vulnerable in March and April when freezing temperatures follow a thaw. However, “the significant blanket of snow over much of the state provides protection until alfalfa breaks dormancy,” explains Dr. Craig Sheaffer, University of Minnesota Extension forage
The University of Minnesota Extension and the Minnesota Beef Council will host an online Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) training opportunity on Tuesday, March 21, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. CT. Producers attending the free training will receive their three-year BQA certification. In recent years, cattlemen and women have been asked to complete the BQA program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Minnesota is holding a public Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) webinar with the University of Minnesota Extension on February 15. Farmers and others involved in agriculture will have an opportunity to learn more about the ARC/PLC programs and factors to consider
