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Agriculture

US agriculture secretary speaks in Marshall

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be visiting the southwestern Minnesota community of Marshall to discuss the impact of locally produced food on local economies.

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Minn. man helps rebuild agriculture in Afghanistan

Minn. man helps rebuild agriculture in Afghanistan

Paul Kanninen usually lives on the flat prairie of southwestern Minnesota. This winter, though, he's in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan, working to help rebuild that country's struggling agricultural sector.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Researchers offer a new idea for ditches

Researchers offer a new idea for ditches

A new research project in rural Adams will study how tweaks in ditch design affect the amount of sediment and nutrients leaving it. Known as a two-stage drainage ditch, it's said to be the first of its kind in southeast Minnesota.

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Minnesota 2009 corn crop largest crop on record

The U.S. Agriculture Department Tuesday estimated the 2009 Minnesota corn crop at more than 1.2 billion bushels and both the state and national harvests are projected at record levels.
by Mark Steil

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