MARS HILL, Maine, Dec. 5, 2013 (AgPR) – American Agri-Women (AAW) awarded Kris Zilliox of Omaha, Neb., its highest member honor, the LEAVEN Award, at its 38th annual convention, held recently …

December is proving to be a bitterly cold exit to 2013 and we want to see how you are beating, or effected by, the frigid temperatures. Send us your photos, now through the end of 2013, and we…

Minnesota’s Dairy Research and Promotion Council and the Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council are holding elections for their board members. These board members decide where producer check-off dollars are spent.

BISMARCK – State and federal veterinarians are investigating a case of tuberculosis in a young, non-lactating heifer from an Oliver County dairy herd.

Minnesota’s agricultural exports hit a record-high of $8.2 billion last year, according to figures released by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). The 2012 total is a 14 percent increase or almost $1 billion more than 2011.

OLIVIA, Minn. – At Revier Feedlots, the late November temperature is in the 20s. A biting wind races at 26 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, and little flecks of snow fly past.

Help keep the winter doldrums at bay by attending a series of workshops sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) in January.

Last week, one set of 72 beef cows came off the pasture and was brought home to the Dickinson Research Extension Center ranch headquarters. The cows’ trip through the chute was fast. Their ave…

Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson today announced that $1 million in grant funding is being made available to livestock producers in the state for on-farm improvements. The Livestock Investment Grants help farmers stay competitive and reinvest in their industry.

NERSTRAND, Minn. – Minnesota pork producer reports have returned for the winter of 2013/14.

Today, University of Minnesota Extension announced a restructuring of the federally funded SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Education Program - Education) for low-income audiences....

Cattle slightly lower, hog contracts sink

Strong demand sends beans up, corn fizzles

An increase in 2014 farmland rent in Minnesota may indicate a loss for producers at current corn and soybean cash forward contract prices available....

Many of the foods found on a traditional Thanksgiving dinner plate are mainstays of Minnesota farms. Minnesota leads the nation in production of turkey, red potatoes and green peas and has contributed to great advancements in wheat, butter, honey, and...

Many of the foods found on a traditional Thanksgiving dinner plate are mainstays of Minnesota farms. Minnesota leads the nation in production of turkey, red potatoes and green peas and has contributed to great advancements in wheat, butter, honey, and...