BROWN COUNTY — Rainfall of six inches or more in the Marshall area Aug. 15-17 compared to about an inch around Lake Benton pleased some farmers and created Cottonwod River flooding in other places. “We got adequate rain. We’re in the garden spot right now. We got a few tenths of an inch ...
Moderating a recent Farmfest Forum on how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping agriculture, West Central Minnesota farmer Zach Johnson said AI interests just about every-one in agriculture at least a little bit. “It’s like the internet was 20-25 years ago. It’s going to take ...
He doesn’t travel to as many places as he did years ago, but Darrell Platz of rural Comfrey still brings a good selection of fresh vegetables to the New Ulm Farmers Market two times a week. A good share of the farmers market attendees can be found looking at his produce that includes ...
NEW ULM – For six years, Richard Gurgel has served as president of Martin Luther College (MLC) and going into the 2025-2026 school year, he is more excited than ever to serve as the shepherd for the students and faculty. “The real excitement for this fall is that there will be around 200 ...
NEW ULM – The Martin Luther College (MLC) campus is filling up with students again with the fall semester starting Monday, Aug. 25. The first round of MLC students arrived last weekend. The first students to return were the student-athletes. The foot ball team arrived last Friday, soccer and ...
NEW ULM — For the second straight year, New Ulm is invited to participate in the Minnesota Twins German Heritage Night at Target Field. Last September, more than 200 fans rode four coach buses to Target Field and back for the event sponsored by the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce. German ...