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In Iowa, Record Corn Crop Likely Despite Late Start

The wet start to the corn planting season may reduce the amount each acre produces this year, but farmers are planting so much corn they’re still likely to bring in a record crop. In a report released Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated farmers would bring in 14.1 billion bushels of corn this year, a billion bushels more than the previous record set in 2009.

2013/05/10

Cold, Sloppy Spring Delays Planting Season For Weeks

While we all complain about the weather, farmers need cooperation from Mother Nature to make their money, and the cool spring has pushed back planting of this year’s sweet corn.

2013/05/01

Minn. Farmers Still Waiting To Start Field Work

Despite the sudden warm weather, Minnesota farmers are still waiting for the chance to get into their fields.

2013/04/30

Gridiron Grub: Get The Party Poppin’ With Corn

You can do so much more than a cold vegetable tray with ranch dressing to fill out the menu for a tailgate party. Football season marks the tail end of fresh corn season, so get this on your menu soon.

2012/11/23

Drought Hurt Wis. Corn, But Minn. Harvest Strong

Corn production is down by double-digit percentages in Wisconsin and other Midwestern states, but Minnesota is one of the few states where this year’s corn harvest has improved.

2012/11/14

Pick-A-Side: The Best Thanksgiving Food

The bird is certainly the word on Thanksgiving Day – but which other food are you most thankful for?

2012/11/11

Minnesota Projected To Harvest Record Corn Crop

Despite the drought that parched much of the rest of the country, 2012 is shaping up as a pleasant surprise for many Minnesota farmers who are expected to harvest record corn and sugarbeet crops.

2012/10/11

Minn. Farmers Make Quick Progress On Harvest

Minnesota farmers continue to make rapid progress on corn and soybean harvests, thanks to dry weather.

2012/10/02

Minn. Farmers Make Quick Progress On Harvest

Minnesota farmers continue to make rapid progress on corn and soybean harvests, thanks to dry weather.

2012/10/01

Stubborn Drought Maintains Grip On Most Of U.S.

A weekly update on U.S. drought conditions shows the nation’s worst drought in decades slightly worsened in the lower 48 states with the Midwest corn harvest in full swing.

2012/09/27

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Biofuel Energy Corp. Idles Minnesota Plant

Biofuel Energy Corp. says it is idling its ethanol plant in Fairmont, Minn., until further notice. The plant stopped production last week.

2012/09/24

Minnesota Farmers Make Harvest Progress

Minnesota farmers continue to make progress on the corn and soybean harvests.

2012/09/17

Minn. Corn Harvest Forecast Up 7 Percent From 2011

The U.S. Department of Agriculture slightly lowered its forecast for the nation’s drought-damaged corn crop in its monthly report released Wednesday, pegging the average yield per acre at its lowest point since 1995.

2012/09/12

Hastings Field Fire Gets Too Close for Comfort

Neighbors living next to a corn field in Hastings are breathing a sigh of relief after a field fire got dangerously close on Tuesday. The fire ignited in a corn field around 2:00 p.m. Tuesday near 160th Street East and Red Wing Boulevard.

2012/09/11