NEW ULM - Affordability was a prominent topic during Thursday evening’s forum for Minnesota House of Representatives District 15B candidates, hosted by the League of Women Voters (LWV.) Democratic candidate Keith Klawitter and Republican candidate Geri Theis answered questions created by ...
New Ulm FFA had 12 members exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair FFA Livestock Show, which is the largest FFA Livestock show in the nation. New Ulm FFA swept the Dairy Show and received the Grand Champion Dairy Herdsmanship Award, Premier Dairy Exhibitor- High Point Chapter, MDA Special- Grand ...
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health confirmed a cow in southern Minnesota has tested positive for rabies. The Board of Animal Health stated rabies was found in a Hereford heifer located in Brown County, though the exact location of the animal or its owners is not being released. Board of Animal Health Communication Director Michael Crusan said unless there is a threat to the wider population and wildlife, the board will only identify the county where the infection was identified. In this case, there is no risk of infection moving off the premise. Board of Animal Health did confirm ...
The Sleepy Eye Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter was well represented at the State Fair. This year seven members showed livestock at the fair; nine members participated in the Chapter Demonstration Competition. One hundred ninety members participated in exhibiting over 1,200 entries for the Ag. Technology, Ag. Literacy, and Crops Competitions at the Minnesota State Fair. The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter earned the first place Premier Chapter Award for the Minnesota State Fair Crop Show. This was the 17th year that Sleepy Eye has won the Minnesota State Fair Crops Competition in the ...
Mn2026SLEEPY EYE — Craig and Joleen Dittbenner’s Spring Creek Dairy was named 2026 Brown County Farm Family of the Year by the University of Minnesota Extension Service.The farm began north of Sleepy Eye in the late 1960s in a stanchion barn with 160 acres. It gradually expanded to 40 cows ...
REDWOOD COUNTY - Five drone companies, Drone Nerds, CRK Aerial, Frontier Precision Agriculture, Mountain View Ag, and TerraXplore, represented agricultural unmanned aerial technology at Minnesota Farmfest, demonstrating commercial systems used for crop protection across southern ...
