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SMSU students aim high with composting enterprise

MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University Enactus chapter expects profit from a new enterprise based on the composting of food waste, coffee grounds and paper. Composting efforts began in 2022 at the SMSU test plot site north of the campus. The next step is to scale up toward higher compost output in 2023. It’s likely that Enactus will be able to sell compost material by 2025 at the latest. All profits will go toward Enactus projects aimed at giving students learning opportunities that relate to free enterprise. “We want to take materials that are thrown away and do ...

Simple process, big impact

LAKE BENTON — It was a simple process — but one that could have a big impact for Minnesota soybean farmers, Bob Worth said. Worth, the president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association and a Lake Benton area farmer, recently enrolled in the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality ...

Dairy farmers sound off at Farmfest

GIFILLAN ESTATE — A couple dairy farmers talked about low milk prices and climate change at the U.S. House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill listening session at Farmfest Wednesday. The farmers were among 43 people who gave listening session input to Congressional leaders for more than two ...

Farmfest: Frequencies, Farm Bill, foreign trade

GILFILLAN ESTATE — Farmfest 2023 began at Gilfillan Estate Tuesday with forums on U.S. ag exports, trade policy and the new Farm Bill. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar told a Farmfest Forum crowd she believes legislation supporting the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act has enough support to become law later this year. The National Association of Broadcasters say AM radio is the backbone of the Emergency Alert System while opponents claim there are other ways for the public to receive emergency warnings. National Pork Producers Council President-Elect Lori Stevermer talked about Minnesota ...

Sleepy Eye FFA members attend Timberland Leadership Camp

Thirty-two Sleepy Eye FFA members traveled to Sibley State Park, near New London, from June 5th-8th, 2023. Sleepy Eye FFA Advisors, Mary Hoffmann, Katie Emmett, and Paul Hendricks; Camp Assistants, Morgan Hoffmann, Alex Dominguez, and Grecia Navarro; along with several members from the Tracy ...

Fairgrounds hosts youth dairy show June 24

NEW ULM — The Brown County Fairgrounds hosts the Southern Minnesota Youth Dairy Show June 23-24. Stalling begins at 1p.m., Friday, June 24. Late entries are accepted until 8:30 a.m. Saturday. The show starts at 9 a.m. A pizza party for all exhibitors and families courtesy of Fritsche Farms LLC begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The New Ulm Farm City Hub Club and Compeer Financial hosts a Saturday morning breakfast. For more information, call show chairman Paul Fritsche at 507-276-6810 or visit the Southern Minnesota Youth Dairy Show Facebook site.