WINTHROP - Sen. Amy Klobuchar toured Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) Producer Member, Heartland Corn Products (HCP), in Winthrop on March 27 to discuss her efforts in addressing some of the challenges facing Minnesota’s ethanol industry. Among those efforts include securing ...
NEW ULM — Dozens of company booths and displays drew a good-sized crowd to the 42nd Annual Farm-City Hub Club Farm Show at the New Ulm Civic Center Friday. Bleats from new-born meat goats could be heard above conservation at the event that continues Saturday. New Ulm FFA members Rachel ...
NEW ULM — South Central and Southwest Minnesota farm land prices continued to rise in 2023, according to a University of Minnesota Extension survey of farmland sales. The 2022 Brown County average farmland sale price was $8,259 per acre, according to Minnesota Department of Revenue ...
NEW ULM — Courtland Township farmer Tim Waibel liked the Wednesday afternoon sunshine that drove the temperature past 50 degrees so much, he jumped into his all-terrain vehicle and drove from his shop to nearby Kuester’s pond. The pond was still covered with ice. Waibel said it can be ...
NEW ULM — Area farmers said recharge rainfall last September and October helped them deal with one of the driest Novembers on record. “We had incredible weather to do catch-up work. We were able to do more tillage. Guys that strip till could keep going longer into the fall. We were able to do farm work we didn’t do other seasons,” said New Ulm farmer Justin Remus. “Some late-season rain helped tillage, creating cost savings from parts didn’t break this year that did in 2022 due to hard soil,” Remus added. “Anhydrous applications should be just fine. We didn’t see ...
