The University of Minnesota Extension Cow-Calf Days Seminar Tour will be making its annual stop in Northwest Minnesota on Tuesday, January 27, and all area cattle producers are invited to attend. Heather Dufault of Norman & Polk County Extension tells us more. Dufault also previews some of the main talking points for this year’s seminar. …
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It’s conference season for agricultural producers across the region, and one event that producers should mark on their calendars is the annual University of Minnesota Extension Women in Ag Conference. Event representative Susan Hinrichs gives us a preview of this year’s conference. Hinrichs says conferences like Women in Ag are becoming more important as the…
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Minnesota Extension will be holding a series of Pesticide Application trainings over the next month. Heather Dufault of Norman and Polk County Extension tells us more about these trainings and their purpose. Dufault says the training sessions will be taking place across Northwest Minnesota. For more information or to register go to the University of…
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The University of Minnesota Extension will be co-hosting an open house later this week in Thief River Falls, to showcase a Farm-Scale Deep Winter Greenhouse supported by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Minnesota Extension. Marcus Langevin of Tintah Beach Farms in Thief River Falls tells us more about this project, which has been years…
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Area producers are invited to Moorhead on Friday for a Sugarbeet Field Day. Field Day Presenter Dr Tom Peters of Minnesota and NDSU Extension tells us what he will be covering during the event. Peters also tells us what else they will be covering during the field day this Friday. Again, that will begin on…
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Later today the University of Minnesota and North Dakota State University Extension will be unveiling a new sugarbeet harvester at the International Sugarbeet Institute Trade Show at the Fargo Dome, that will be used in all future sugarbeet research projects. Dr. Tom Peters of NDSU extension tells us more. Peters also told us more about…
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The University of Minnesota is offering a free Farm Transition Workshop for area farmers, and registration is now open. Heather Dufault of Polk County Extension tells us more about the workshop, and what it will cover. Dufault recommends that farmers who may be retiring over the next few years take this class. For more information…
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There’s a pair of events being held by Norman/Polk County Extension this month, and people are reminded to get registered for them as soon as possible. The first thing coming up later this week is the annual Pesticide Applicator Training which is being held in Twin Valley and Erskine. Heather Dufault of Minnesota Extension tells…
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Norman County Ag Day was on Wednesday, and one of the presenters was Minnesota Extension Crop Educator Dr. Angie Peltier whose presentation was on Growing Healthier Soybeans. Dr. Peltier started out by discussing the Soybean Aphid Threshold. Dr. Peltier also talked about the importance of scouting, when it comes to fighting diseases like Soybean Aphid,…
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With the end of the 2024 fall harvest the University of Minnesota Extension will be ramping up their programming over the next couple months. Heather Dufault of Norman-Polk Extension says one event they’re currently taking registrations for is a webinar on Pasture Renovation and Cover Crop. Dufault says Extension has also set the date for…
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