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Hawley Breakfast on the Farm Moves Off the Farm to New Location at RDO

Hawley, MN — You can’t start the day without breakfast, and you can’t start the annual Hawley Rodeofest without Breakfast on the Farm! Celebrating 150 years of agriculture in Clay County, the 21st annual Hawley Lions Breakfast on the Farm will take place this Saturday, June 4th from 7am until Noon. However, the breakfast is…
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June 2, 2022 0

R&J Agriculture Corner – The Soybean World is Active

Tom Slunecka, CEO of the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council, talks about all the great things going on with Minnesota soybeans including an update on the Ag Innovation Center and the different products soybeans can be found in.


May 31, 2022 0

Q-Country Crops & Livestock Program (5/26)

Thom Petersen – MN Commissioner of Agriculture, MN Department of Ag Betsy Jensen – Stephen, MN, area producer Billy Bushelle – owner/operator of Bagley Livestock Exchange & Winger Livestock James Hardy – manager, CHS Mahnomen Amber Glaeser – Director of Public Policy, MN Farm Bureau


May 27, 2022 0

Farm & Field Show (5/26)

Thom Petersen – MN Commissioner of Agriculture, MN Department of Agriculture Don Wick – Farm Broadcaster, Red River Farm Network talking with Rush River Seed James Hardy – Manager, CHS Mahnomen Jay Merkens – District Sales Manager, Mustang Seed in Ada, MN Harrison Weber – Executive Director, Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association Adam Sip…
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May 26, 2022 0

Norman County FSA Reminds Produces to File Acreage Reports After Finishing Spring Planting

Ada, MN — While most producers are a long way from finishing up their spring planting, and some have yet to begin, the Farm Service Agency is encouraging producers to file their acreage reports once they do complete planting. James Kruize, Norman and Clay County FSA Director, says the maps are available now if they…
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May 23, 2022 0

Farm & Field Show (5/19)

Chris Westcott – Beltrami, MN area producer Matt Erickson – producer in Fertile, MN Mark Sirjord – Bejou, MN area farmer John Sandbakken – Executive Director, National Sunflower Association Dustin Perry – Crookston, MN area producer Ron Visser – Site Manager, Riverview Dairy, Waukon, MN Meghan Palubicki – Red Poppy Greenhouse Casey Kraska – AgriMax…
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May 19, 2022 0

Waukon Dairy Construction Update

Waukon, MN — Residents of Norman County and the surrounding communities have been curious on the progress of the new Riverview Dairy in Waukon Township. On Friday afternoon, Riverview Dairy – Waukon Location Site Manager Ron Visser stopped by the R & J Broadcasting studios to provide an update on the construction progress on the…
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May 16, 2022 0

Mid-Contract Management Reminders for Current CRP Enrollees

Ada, MN — During his recent visit on the KRJB Kaleidoscope Program, Norman and Clay County Farm Service Agency Director James Kruize provided some reminders to producers who currently have existing Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts. Kruize says CRP enrollees must continue to track their expenses, follow nesting season rules, and overall maintain the acreage…
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May 13, 2022 0

Q-Country Crops & Livestock Program (5/12)

MN Crop Progress Report Cole Wittman – Agronomy Manager, Red Lake County Co-op Joe Pierce – Warren, MN, area producer Billy Bushelle – Owner/Operator, Bagley Livestock Exchange & Winger Livestock Heather Dufault – University of Minnesota Extension Educator, Polk/Norman County Susan Littlefield – Rural Radio Network, Surprise, NE


May 12, 2022 0

Patience Growing Thin For Farmers in the Red River Valley Waiting to Begin Planting

Ada, MN — Patience is growing thin for farmers in the Red River Valley as they wait for fields to finally dry up enough to begin their spring planting. During our Farm and Field Program on Wednesday afternoon, we spoke with Neil Rockstad, who plants wheat, soybeans, and sugarbeets in the Ada area. Rockstad says…
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May 12, 2022 0