Agriculture

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(Velde installed the in-ground drip irrigation system in 2017)

Written by Jonathan Eisenthal

The rise in technology is changing how we farm.

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(Professor Jeff Coulter discusses the latest in corn agronomy at the field day)

Written by Jonathan Eisenthal

The annual Agronomy Field Tour at the University of
Minnesota Southern Outreach and Research Center in Waseca brought out University
of Minnesota researchers to discuss the latest research impacting on-farm
practices.

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Farmers nationwide have been impacted by poor weather, low
prices and trade disruption. Crop insurance, disaster assistance and trade
assistance payments will help farmers survive what has been a challenging 2019
crop season,

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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture will be holding
workshops this July that will provide rural professionals with the tools to
help farm youth experiencing stress.

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Many Minnesota farmers have been forced to take a prevented
plant designation on acres left unseeded due to what was a terrible spring. After
taking prevent plant,

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Written by Jonathan Eisenthal

The crop progress reports from NASS/USDA have detailed the
slow progress in the number of corn acres planted across America’s Farm Belt.

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The weather models for much of Minnesota’s farm country look
ominous, causing many farmers to start looking at prevented planting as the
window for planting corn narrows.

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Gov. Tim Walz has issued an emergency executive order
granting a temporary exemption from hours of service requirements for
commercial vehicle drivers delivering anhydrous ammonia or other fertilizers to
Minnesota farmers.

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