Farm & Ag News

For transitioning and certified organic Midwest fruit and vegetable growers By Joleen Hadrich, U of M Scholarships are now available to help Minnesota organic fruit and vegetable growers participate in one-to-one farm business management guidance. Participants can work with instructors to improve their knowledge of accounting, budgeting, finance, tax management, and business analysis. In addition…

By Karen Johnson,  U of M Ext. Educator The Minnesota Dairy Initiative and the University of Minnesota Extension are excited to announce the upcoming Women in Dairy event. The Women in Dairy: Creating value added opportunities event is planned for Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Crow River Winery (14848 MN-7) in Hutchinson. The event’s purpose…

By Jim Salfer, U of M Dairy Extension Educator University of Minnesota Extension as part of the I-29 Moo University, will host our annual Winter Workshop Series from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the SDSU Cow-Calf Education and Research Facility at 2901 Western Ave., Brookings, S.D., and Wednesday, Jan. 12, at the Forster…

NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) has set up a wide variety of free online mental health classes for January and February 2022. They include classes such as Hope for Recovery, Family to Family, In Our Own Voice, Creating Caring Communities, Ending the Silence, Understanding Early Episode Psychosis for Families, a suicide prevention class…

Education for farm women to be offered in Southern Stearns County By Katie Drewitz, U of M Extension University of Minnesota Extension is committed to supporting women in agriculture and the unique opportunities and challenges they face. Our collaboration with Annie’s Project brings these women together to gain valuable insights into important matters affecting their…

Stearns County’s Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) division wants to assist farmers with getting rid of their fluorescent bulbs. The winter agricultural bulb collection program makes it easy for farmers to properly dispose of fluorescent bulbs. All farmers need to do is gather the bulbs that have been piling up; the rest is handled by HHW…

The Minnesota Dairy Initiative (MDI) will host three farm couple retreats that will be available to farmers across the state of Minnesota. These farm couple retreats will be open for dairy and other farming entity types. The dates and locations of the farm couple retreats are Jan. 21-22 in Faribault at the GrandStay Hotel &…

Donald K. Schiefelbein of Kimball has been elected as a delegate to the 138th American Angus Association® Convention of Delegates, set to be held Nov. 8, at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, reports Mark McCully, chief executive officer of the American Angus Association. Schiefelbein, a member of the American Angus Association…

By Dana Adams, U of M Extension “Farmers Night Out: Should they stay or should they go?” is a program offered by University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Dairy Initiative, offering education and networking, through a fun and informal farmer panel about heifer raising. This program will begin with a farmer panel addressing options around…

By Katie Drewitz, U of M Extension University of Minnesota Extension is hosting the 3rd Annual Pumpkin Grower Meetup on the grounds of the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum from 1-3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1. Pre-registration is required at http://z.umn.edu/2021pumpkin. Those who grow pumpkins, squash, or gourds for roadside stands, pumpkin patches, grocery stores, or…