In early March, an outbreak of the equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) in Minnesota had horse-owners on high alert, especially those who owned barrel or game horses and had been to a recent event. A total of ...

Using Paul Davis’ years of farming experience and his nephew, Tim Woeste’s knowledge of manure pumping, the two started a new business called Upper Midwest Pumping last July. Davis, who is from Cokato ...

If there is one thing on which the Niemela family tends to agree, it’s that nothing compares to growing up on a farm – especially when it’s been in the family for 100 years. Resting on 120 acres a few ...

If you operate a farm with a liquid manure storage basin, you may want to take heed; or in the words of another idiom, you might be up a creek without a paddle, to state it politely. July feedlot site ...

As the summer months start to wane, a familiar feeling creeps into our household: the impending return to school. For my wife, a dedicated educator, it means a flurry of pre-season preparations. For ...

Where do the creatures go in winter? The ground is alive with myriads of ants, bugs, beetles, caterpillars, and smaller forms of insect life. Inevitably there comes a night when the temperature drops ...

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Nowadays, the Diers farm is much the same, with the exception of dairying, Mark said. "It was a dairy farm until 1991, when they sold the dairy cows," he said. The homestead always carried crops, ...