Farm Living
Westfield Township residents met last week to discuss whether the township should establish its own zoning ordinance. But the meeting generated more questions than answers as the two sides now debate whether the meeting that was held was the one that was advertised.
Controversy surfaced almost...
The dangers of nitrates from fertilizers leaching into groundwater was one of the topics of a workshop dealing with current issues facing feedlot operators in Blooming Prairie last week. The session was sponsored by the feedlot officers of Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Rice and Steele counties...
As one of the most distinguished educators in the country, Michelle Krell is busy running an elementary school, but she doesn’t forget where her roots started.
Krell was involved in Future Farmers of America (FFA) all throughout her high school years while growing up in Blooming Prairie.
And even...
Feedlots again took center stage in Dodge County last week as the county Planning Commission approved changes to the county zoning ordinance. The changes now go to the Dodge County Board for final approval.
The changes deal primarily with the section of the ordinance specifying items needed in the...
A group of area farmers found themselves back in the classroom recently as they attended a University of Minnesota Extension workshop to recertify themselves to apply pesticides on their crops.
While pesticide application to crops is a normal part of agriculture, many non-farmers probably don’t...
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