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ST. PAUL - Renewable fuel in Minnesota is being pumped up today, as the state's diesel fuel supply increases from a 2 percent (B2) biodiesel blend to 5 percent (B5). The change is part of Governor Tim Pawlenty's plan to make Minnesota the first state in the nation to require B20...

A public meeting will be held at 6:30 tonight at the Galaxie Supper Club in Barnesville, Minn., regarding a wind farm proposed for rural Clay County and parts of Becker and Otter Tail counties. Project Resources Corp.

The current economic situation creates many challenges. One may be for a person who had a loan through a bank that has failed, and now needs a lien release to sell their home or trade in a vehicle. Normally you would go to the bank or savings and loan institution and request a lien...

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota House would give veterans programs more money, but delay or eliminate some agriculture spending. But for some representatives, neither got enough money in a Wednesday 83-49 mostly party-line vote, with Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed. "We are...

The USDA Farm Service Agency has had many inquires about the new ACRE program. ACRE, which is an acronym for Average Crop Revenue Election, is a new commodity program included in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 farm bill). To date, many of the rules for...

Community Co-op of Lake Park nearly doubled its number of employees by merging with the Farmer's Union of Mahnomen in early February. With the merger, Community Co-op took over two convenience stores in Mahnomen and Twin Valley.

The federal Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act requires all foreign owners of U.S. agricultural land to report their holdings to the Secretary of Agriculture. Agricultural land is defined as any land used for farming, ranching or timber production, if the tracts total...

Minnesota farmers and landowners can now use a new online tool to get key information about financial assistance for conservation projects. Developed by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), the new Minnesota Conservation Funding Guide is a "one-stop" resource for information...

A new Farm Resource Guide for 2009 includes a variety of useful farm business management information. The front of the guide has the most frequently requested information on custom rates, rental rates, farmland sales, and rents for various bins and buildings. There are interactive...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program, carried out by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) compensates dairy producers when domestic milk prices fall below a specified level. The 2008 Farm Bill authorized continuation of the MILC program through...

University of Minnesota Extension Dairy Days Workshops will be held at multiple locations around the state. The local sites in central Minnesota include McIntosh and Ottertail. These Minnesota Dairy Days Workshops are an opportunity for producers to participate in an interactive,...

It may or may not be an all-time record, but the near-30 inches of snowfall that Detroit Lakes received last month is definitely more than lakes area residents have seen in any December for more than a decade. Marty Hembre, who tracks monthly weather statistics for KDLM Radio, said...

ST. PAUL -- John McCain was talking to reporters on his Straight Talk Express bus earlier this year, speeding past Minnesota corn fields while saying the federal government has no business subsidizing farmers who grow that crop, or any other. He also said he opposes tariffs designed...