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A journey from cottage foods to wholesale producer
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (481+ words) Tom Nechodomu launched Behind the Breadbox in May of 2021 under the Minnesota Cottage Food law. After more than 20 years in a corporate career, he was looking for a fresh start during COVID-19. He turned to baking bread, something that always…...
SDSU Extension provides education, training for range management
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (250+ words) BROOKINGS, S.D. – As ranchers and cattlemen in the region face drought-related grazing pressures, South Dakota State University Extension and its partners have a bevy of opportunities to help them manage this year and begin planning for 2027. To address trees creeping into…...
Iowa State releases new guide for corn silage success
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (187+ words) AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s Dairy Team has published a four-part publication series designed to help Midwest dairy producers enhance herd health and productivity through efficient corn silage management. The publications are available for download at no…...
Dakota Gardener: The ‘mosquito buckets of doom’ controversy
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (251+ words) Every northern state jokes that the mosquito is its state bird. However, mosquitoes are no laughing matter. They vector West Nile disease in the north and much worse diseases further south. People will go to great lengths to kill mosquitoes....
Focus on Ag: 2025 wheat PLC, ARC-CO payments nearly final
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (1048+ words) farmforum.net Focus on Ag: 2025 wheat PLC, ARC-CO payments nearly final USDA has announced the final 2025 market year average (MYA) prices for wheat and other small grain crops. The final 2025 MYA prices for wheat and small grains were based on…...
Farm and Food File: Just saying so doesn't make it so
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (603+ words) Too many officials in the Trump Administration and several farm state Capitol Hill leaders believe that just saying something is true makes it true. For example, on June 24, the White House said it would ask Congress for another $11 billion in…...
Protect yourself and your family during the ongoing Cyclospora outbreak
1+ week, 1+ day ago (292+ words) As public health officials investigate a large multistate Cyclospora outbreak, a foodborne illness caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, Anirudh Naig, a food safety extension state specialist at Iowa State University, encourages consumers to take extra precautions when purchasing, preparing…...
SDSU Extension to host Greatest Gardens contest
1+ week, 1+ day ago (556+ words) BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension will celebrate gardens of all kinds with its inaugural South Dakota’s Greatest Gardens contest. This new contest is for adults age 18 and up and is free to enter. There are four categories: vegetable/edible…...
NDSU sets campus gardening event for July 21
1+ week, 1+ day ago (388+ words) Garden lovers, home growers and anyone looking to spend a summer afternoon outdoors are invited to North Dakota State University on July 21 for Plants, Local Foods and Outdoor Spaces, a free public event showcasing gardening inspiration and one of the…...
Prairie Fare: Five questions every grill master should answer
1+ week, 1+ day ago (662+ words) “What’s for dinner?” I asked my neighbor, who was opening the cover of his grill in the backyard next to ours. “I’m making ribs,” he replied. I went inside to get some gardening gloves so I could continue my yardwork....