Agweek

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The indoor lettuce grower will close both its active greenhouses and cut about 200 jobs Oct. 4, unless it finds a buyer or financing, filings show. https://t.co/ZvP3kHfQqI

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released a rural report at Farmfest and said his office is looking beyond John Deere at other equipment manufacturers. https://t.co/SHYhn1aUEU

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Dry weather brings about many factors to manage, including water, nitrates, silage and forage. https://t.co/3MCint93yw

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The first born has to get used to a new baby brother and Grandma Lovina is ready to help out where she can, while recovering from a fall. https://t.co/9V324tYPpm

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The project brings online two new greenhouse facilities designed to advance seedling production, breeding innovation and plant disease research. https://t.co/kIk0LlCm1P

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Darla Tyler-McSherry of Ask In Earnest says the struggles of harvest can be eased by some health-forward strategies. https://t.co/1bevM5ybXy

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Both weather and economics bear some of the blame for the decrease in acres. Drought concerns drove down acres in Colorado and Nebraska, and price and trade concerns played a part across the country. https://t.co/KCEV6TUzGj

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Experts advise sugarbeet farmers to apply herbicides, fungicides and pesticides separately. https://t.co/z1cjrequcT

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Mychal Wilmes once longed for a Hula Hoop of his own. He recalls how inner tubes, corn cobs and metal strainers were good enough for toys in his youth. https://t.co/cGdKQnetqB

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The $97 million facility on the west side of the NDSU campus was officially dedicated Monday, Aug. 10. https://t.co/zGZlmbykhc

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International markets are critical to Minnesota family farms, accounting for billions in sales annually. But those sales don’t happen by accident. They’re based on relationships built between domestic producers and international buyers—relationships... https://t.co/kdML6Zo4y0

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Candidates to represent Minnesota in Congress spoke at Minnesota Farmfest. https://t.co/qdg6CmE3NA

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Pastures are drying up across South Dakota and North Dakota, causing issues for cattle producers. https://t.co/suGVQ8LHj7

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The Senate Ag Committee didn't pass a farm bill out of committee before leaving town but Luther Markwart of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association is hopeful a farm bill can get signed this fall. https://t.co/h7Sd1c7TkD

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Roof contractors are using soy oil to support longer lives of roof shingles. A cabin near Breezy Point, Minnesota, was recently rejuvenated with the product. https://t.co/IOej1hy0TZ

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In central South Dakota, winter wheat yields were excellent, despite a dry, hot year. However, in the south central part of the state, winter wheat took a hit. https://t.co/xfQiaxUiai

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We cover all things Minnesota Farmfest. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins visits Minnesota. How wheat and soybean crops are shaping up. How soybeans are being used to extend the length of roofing shingles. https://t.co/xusRKMPnpS

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StormTRACKER meteorologist Lydia Blume looks at just how little rainfall has fallen across the region this summer, and she looks at potential weather changes coming in the first half of August. https://t.co/uU2ogq93mp

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Is the farm economy like it was in the 1980s? A seminar at Minnesota Farmfest suggests that while there are similarities, there are also important differences that point to better times for farmers. https://t.co/Be206Gvs4D

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Each year, the University of Minnesota Extension recognizes farm families from different counties across Minnesota during Farmfest. This year, 86 families were honored. https://t.co/RKUm4Jku50