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ADA – From farm to frontline, the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) is taking another giant leap forward to highlight environmentally friendly investments from the soybean checkoff. Norman County Soybean/Corn Growers, in partnership with MSR&PC – which directs the state’s soybean checkoff resources – is launching the Stepping Up campaign to amplify farmer…
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Ada, MN — The Red River Valley Agriculture Water Issues Forum Meetings return this year with coordination from the Red River Watershed Management Board, Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Coalition, and Minnesota Farm Bureau July 20th through the 22nd. These meetings aim to provide a place where farmers can talk about water issues effecting their operations…
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Mahnomen, MN — This summer has been a bumpy one with severe weather almost every week. Throughout the region there has been high winds, hail, and even tornadoes. For farmers and ranchers, the Farm Service Agency is asking them to report to your local FSA office if you’ve had any damage from this summer’s storms,…
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Ada, MN — The Norman County Farm Service Agency reminds producers that County Committee Elections are coming up this fall and nominations are now open for the western third of the county. James Kruize, Executive Director of the Norman County FSA, says the county committees play in important role in the FSA programming. Nomination forms…
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Ada, MN — The Norman County Farm Bureau held their annual meeting on Monday morning at the Norman County Fairgrounds where they held a breakfast, received an update on the Waukon Dairy, and most importantly update their by-laws. Norman County Farm Bureau President Michael Kitchell says the main goal of updating their by-laws was to…
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Waukon, MN — The largest dairy in the county and one of the largest in the region is now up and running. The Waukon Dairy, a subsidiary of Riverview LLP, is now up and running and milking cows at their facility along Highway 200 northeast of Twin Valley. The Waukon Dairy began milking their first…
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Ada, MN — The Norman County Farm Bureau will host their annual meeting this coming Monday, July 11th. The meeting will be held at the Norman County Fairgrounds Coliseum at 8:30am and will feature a “blackstone” breakfast with pancakes, eggs, and sausage cooked up by Norman County Farm Bureau President Michael Kitchell. A big focus…
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Crookston, MN — The Ag Innovation Campus in Crookston is finally starting to take shape. Just shy of a year after dirt work officially began, the soybean crushing facility took a big step in the construction process this week with the walls of the main crushing facility now in place. Mike Skaug, Ag Innovation Campus…
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Erskine, MN — CHS will begin construction this summer on a new state-of-the-art grain facility with 1.25 million bushels of additional storage capacity in Erskine, Minn. The facility is slated to be operational in the fall of 2023 and will help CHS expand operational capabilities and increase efficiency across its footprint. The new shuttle elevator…
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Fisher, MN — The team at AgriMAX hosted their 2022 Summer Chemical Meeting on Thursday night at their Fisher location. The meeting is a part of a series of public meetings that AgriMAX hosts throughout the farming season in order to accomplish their simply stated goal of: “helping their customers become better.” There was a…
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