For the Lano brothers, Lano Equipment of Norwood isn’t just a place for farm machinery parts, service, and sales – it’s a way of life. “We all grew up with it,” said Paul, who co-owns the business ...

I attended a two-day crop conference recently in Minneapolis, and one of the speakers discussed the agriculture outlook for 2016. His presentation was titled “Turbulent Times in Agriculture.” It was ...

Tim “Red” Kirkman didn’t come from a farming background, but that hasn’t stopped him from producing a thriving Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) business in rural New Germany. “My grandparents ...

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The Wright Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) of Buffalo awarded Bob and Gloria Wynnemer of Howard Lake the "Environmental Act of Kindness" award, Dec. 14, 1999. This was the third year the ...

Immigrant populations in Minnesota are fueling an interesting trend – meat goat production. Bob Hassett of the Hassett’s Berry Farm in Big Lake is capitalizing on this increased demand, among other ...

Bongards’ Creameries has remained a single entity since 1908. There is a lot of area pride in that fact. However, as the metropolitan area moves west, taking over farmland, Bongards has made two major ...

So, as many of you know, we recently sent our oldest off to college. Now, we’re adjusting to a new normal, a full-time family of three. And let me tell you, it’s like going from a bustling city to a ...

Sitting around, spinning yarns (really), Wendy Lankki of Cokato and the other members of the Minnesota Prairie Spinners Guild produce woven crafts, not tall tales. Lankki lives on a 200-acre farm ...

As many Minnesota dairy farms have been forced to sell out in recent years, the Boehlke farm, just outside of Waverly, has managed to survive through some rough and seemingly unlucky circumstances.

What was once a rarity in most of Minnesota has become much more common in recent years as the Virginia opossums are making the state their home in increasing numbers, according to the Minnesota ...

A bright red barn set against a background of green fields and bright blue skies can be a picturesque image of farming. As time passes and usage changes, however, property owners in agricultural areas ...