agriculture

Letter: Board deserves thanks for rejecting rule change

Jun 7, 2018

To the editor: The Goodhue County Board of Commissioners met on May 8 to consider changing the county’s land use ordinance as proposed by Circle K Farms and county staff. The changes would have weakened protections for family farmers, rural residents, and small towns, regarding health and safety...

Farm power own display at Lincoln High School

May 31, 2018

It was a party atmosphere the morning of May 25 as 34 farm implements, many adorned with American flags, and one John Deere riding lawnmower converged on a parking lot at Lincoln High School in what has become an annual tradition near the end of the school year. Country music played as students and...

Dairy day camp is June 14

May 24, 2018

The Minnesota Farmers Union and Wabasha County Farmers Union encourage people celebrate “June is Dairy Month” and the end of the school year by sending their kids to Day Camp on a Dairy Farm. This year a day camp is set to take place on Thursday, June 14 from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at FjelMar Dairy...

Goodhue County declines to change farm nuisance rules

May 16, 2018

More than 30 residents attended a Goodhue County Board meeting on May 8 and their impassioned views on local farm rules carried the day. A discussion and hearing — the third agenda item — about a proposed language amendment to the Goodhue County Zoning Ordinance Article 11, Section 24 —...

Experimental greenhouse promises fresh produce in the dead of winter

May 9, 2018

It was hot enough that people were conversing in the shade when they could Saturday, May 5, at the Lake City Catholic Worker Farm. But deep winter is coming, and the newly constructed greenhouse they had come to see could be producing fresh lettuces, herbs, brassicas, Asian greens and sprouts when...

Family Fun Day features farm-related activities

Apr 4, 2018

On Saturday, April 7, people can participate in several hands-on activities both in and outside of the Goodhue County History Center. Enjoy programming for all ages that focuses on Goodhue County’s ties to agriculture. Free admission and activities begin at noon. April’s Free Family Fun Day...

Swarm of swans descends on rural Lake City farm field

Mar 21, 2018

Dozens of the possibly hundreds of swans gathered around standing water in a field next to Wabasha County Road 33 Tuesday, the first day of spring.

Local legislators, members attend Farm Bureau event in St. Paul

Feb 28, 2018

The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) recently held their Council of County Presidents meeting on Feb. 21 at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul with nearly 190 Farm Bureau leaders, elected and appointed officials in attendance. County Farm Bureau presidents heard from state legislators...

Wabasha County cattlemen celebrate 50 years

Feb 21, 2018

In April of 1968, 21 agriculture and beef-minded individuals formed together to create what was known as the Wabasha County Beef Herd Improvement Association. Together, the group held its first meeting inside the Lake City High School, where the agriculture department was located. On, Friday, Feb...

Wanted: Dairy Boosters

Feb 14, 2018

Local dairy industry boosters are looking for girls and women interested in becoming dairy princesses or ambassadors. They are seeking “energetic, outgoing, organized, passionate girls with good communication skills and general knowledge of the dairy community,” according to a poster. “Girls need...