There’s not just one type of situation that can impact a person’s ability to farm. Rural Solutions, a program through Easterseals Iowa, provides pathways of support to farmers and farm family members ...

Brooten, Minn. — Redhead Creamery is thrilled to announce that its Original Drinkable Yogurt has been awarded First Place at the prestigious 2026 American Cheese Society (ACS) Judging & Competition.

In 2026, one of the most common questions from crop farmers is: Will farmers receive a 2025 ARC-CO or PLC payment this fall? The primary reason for the high level of interest in the potential 2025 ...

Holdingford, in the heart of Minnesota’s dairy country, is a remarkable little town. Nearly a quarter of a century ago, the town’s service clubs and residents raised the funds necessary to build ...

Morris, Minn. — In the realm of research, yesterday’s discoveries may be today’s old news, but the steps taken are crucial for continuing progress. Eric Buchanan is West Central Research and Outreach ...

Melissa Wilson is many things: a soil scientist and water quality specialist, a UMN professor, an educator and a mentor. But her real expertise is in manure. “I cannot say that growing up, I thought I ...

This year could be the biggest year yet for Candidate Forums at Minnesota Farmfest, featuring four candidate forums during the event on Aug. 4, 5 and 6 at the Gillfillan Estate near Redwood Falls, ...

Much of the attention related to U.S. agricultural trade issues in recent months has been focused on a new trade agreement with China and the ongoing war with Iran. However, there is another trade ...

Hartland, Minn. — What began in a college apartment with a tabletop roaster and the initial seedlings of a great idea has grown into a specialty coffee company operating from a family farm just ...

The June World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates from USDA contains a paradox policymakers might want to note: domestic stocks of unsold cotton continue to sit on the sluggish market while ...

Summer’s here! Full sun, regular rains, the beauty of blooming flowers and growing crops, and the effortlessness of going to work in light, simple clothes. It’s the season when machinery starts ...

My father and I were partners from the start. I was born on Father’s Day, 1950. A first-born son and a Father’s Day gift in one package with lots of black hair. I have a picture of a pen of sheep in ...