Ag News

A November news release stated that SEMA Equipment with 6 locations in Southern Minnesota, including Northfield, Wanamingo, and Caledonia, was sold pending approval from John Deere, to a Central Minnesota business.

We had a safe trip to Kansas City for the Farm Broadcasters Convention.

The rain last night at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International airport, pushed the August rainfall total to 6.89" which puts August 2021 into the top-10 for wettest August's on record. 6.89" pushes 2017's 6.75" of rain out of the top-10.

Barley's crop progress isn't looking good in the largest barley-producing states, according to the last USDA Crop Report released on Monday. So will this mean higher prices for your favorite beer?

According to Gilby's Orchard in Aitkin, this year has been the 'perfect storm' for poor apple production after what seemed like it could be a bumper crop year this spring.

Yesterday during the Rice County Fair's 'Best of the Best' agricultural awards Jerry was surprised to learn that he had won an award, one that wasn't listed in the program, and on top of that honor, he was then surprised with his whole family being in attendance.

Not sure I have ever seen an ear of corn that looked like this before, but apparently while it might look quite scary it's actually considered a delicacy for some here in Minnesota.