University of Minnesota Extension Educator Jodi DeJong-Hughes has spent much of career below ground analyzing soil health from pits on farms across Minnesota. This Sept. 10, she will be hosting a field day that will for the first time share how farmers can do this analysis on their own.
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Innovation Grant Spotlight: Taking the unknowns out of raising crops
(Velde installed the in-ground drip irrigation system in 2017)
Written by Jonathan Eisenthal
The rise in technology is changing how we farm.
Read more >The 2020 Innovation Grant Program RFP is open for Minnesota’s corn growers
Minnesota corn farmers once again have the opportunity to put their innovative conservation ideas into action through the Minnesota Corn Innovation Grant Program. The RFP for the program officially opened earlier this month,
Read more >The latest farm research showcased at U of M Field Day
(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.
Read more >The latest on Prevented Planting, Disaster Aid, and Trade Assistance
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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