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    September 6, 2018
    At L&R poultry in Kenyon there are 300 laying hens on the property at all times. Those hens produce 430 dozen eggs per month that are sold to a variety of business and schools. Matthew Lambert / RiverTown Multimedia
    Photos: Down on the chicken farm
    KENYON — Pulling up to L&R Poultry, you may be greeted by a curious hen. On the 72-acre Kenyon farm, the 300 laying hens are working hard,...
    business/agricultureSeptember 6, 2018 - 5:00pm
    Celebration of Agriculture in Dakota County
    The Dakota County Farm Bureau is holding its 101st anniversary meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the Rosemount American Legion. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. Keynote speaker, Janet Bremer, is a farmer from Hastings that has many other titles including blogger and Minnesota...
    business/agricultureSeptember 6, 2018 - 1:20pm
    August 2, 2018
    Ted Galaty has been operating his haunted house experience, Fright Farm, at Willow's Keep Farm outside of Zumbrota on Highway 52 since 2015. Now, Galaty has planted four acres worth of hemp to start a hemp maze. Previously, Fright Farm had a corn maze, but Galaty wanted to try something new and educate people on the benefits of hemp. Matthew Lambert / RiverTown Multimedia
    This hemp won't get you high
    ZUMBROTA — A new crop is beginning to take form at Willow's Keep Farm outside of Zumbrota. It's not corn or soybeans. The crop isn't to...
    business/agricultureAugust 2, 2018 - 5:00am
    July 10, 2018
    Janssen Hang (center) describes research projects being conducted inside the high tunnel unit at HAFA farm on May 30, 2018. Steve Gardiner / RiverTown Multimedia
    Cooperative helps Hmong farmers
    Farming has been a tradition with Hmong Americans since the first refugees left Laos and arrived in the United States after the Vietnam War....
    business/agricultureJuly 10, 2018 - 8:00pm
    August 21, 2017
    Jonathan Knutson
    'Lip service' to soil health?
    A few years ago, I was talking about soil health and the environment with a Midwest agriculturalist. I won't name him; let's just say he's a...
    business/agricultureAugust 21, 2017 - 5:05am
    August 3, 2017
    A Golden-winged Warbler sits on a small perch in the early morning sun for a dramatic portrait.
    U.S. bird report shows progress
    DULUTH — The future of golden-winged warblers in northern Minnesota forests, ringneck pheasants in farm country and sage grouse in the...
    business/agricultureAugust 3, 2017 - 8:24am
    June 19, 2017
    A DJI Phantom 4 glides over a field of corn near Crystal, N.D. on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. (Nick Nelson / Forum News Service)
    Flying a little higher: Drone use in ag grows
    CRYSTAL, N.D. — Nick Otto stands in a 160-acre field of fledging corn on a coolish June afternoon. His eyes and experience tell him a lot,...
    business/agricultureJune 19, 2017 - 6:00am
    May 3, 2017
    The Kelly family raises chickens on their farm near Red Wing. Marty Kelly says he teaches his children safe handling and hygiene practices when caring for the birds. Photo courtesy of Marty Kelly
    Keep safe keeping backyard chickens
    As backyard poultry-keepers prepare their flocks this spring season, Minnesota Department of Health is reminding families of a few safety tips...
    business/agricultureMay 3, 2017 - 12:00pm
    April 26, 2017
    “I fell so hard in love with this pig within the first five minutes of meeting him,” said sanctuary founder, Kara Breci. Tom Lindfors / RiverTown Multimedia
    Sanctuary: Freeway jumping pig finds forever home
    On Monday, March 20, a 250-pound pig fell off a truck onto Interstate 90 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Multiple agencies including the South Dakota Highway...
    business/agricultureApril 26, 2017 - 3:00pm
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