By Paul Peterson, Dave Nicolai and Dan Martens, University of Minnesota Extension Winter survival of alfalfa is a complex process influenced by many factors. For many years the rule was to avoid ...

Like a boomerang more than an arrow, the crossbow controversy is coming back to the Legislature. Some background: In May 2023, near the end of that year’s legislative session, a conference committee ...

This week, we have a new food columnist. Darlene Kotelnicki enters the column rotation, and will share recipes every other week on this page. Fall is such a wonderful season! We have so much produce ...

Corn markets showed signs of life in early 2025 after a tough year of price declines, creating fresh opportunities for ...

Tom and Nathan Haag weren’t able to fight the cold of spring and muddy conditions of summer and fall. Tom Haag, board member for the Minnesota Corn Growers Association, and his son, Nathan, ...

The London-listed miner cut 2025 diamond production guidance as it looks to stabilize supply while clearing its large inventory, he says. De Beers cut prices by 10% to 15% in its last auction of 2024 ...

Freeman, a fifth-generation Carroll Countian, graduated from Westminster High School in the class of 1961. She started at the ...

Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 170,758 deer during the 2024-2025 archery and firearm seasons, which ...

He reached into cracks and peered into crevices with a flashlight, hoping to find an endangered marine snail whose shell recently has become California’s state seashell: the black abalone. Seven ...

The Pleasanton Harvest Festival returns to the Alameda County Fairgrounds from Oct 25-27, with more than 250 artisans showcasing ... The festival is a fun fall event with food, live music and nonstop ...

Daniel then apologized to Seacrest. "I'm so sorry. Did I make you fall?" he said. Seacrest jokingly kept his distance from Daniel when announcing his total prize money. The host then asked Daniel ...

The Wegener family's sorghum crop had grown primary tillers to knee height when a severe hailstorm tore through farms around Jandowae on October 8, 2024.