Minnesota farmers learn to detect depression, embrace self-care
Central Minnesota dairy farmers on Friday, Dec. 7 joined a sobering discussion: how to detect symptoms of depression and step in to prevent suicide.
Minnesota Milk should work for more dairy farmers, not more cows and one massive expansion
Rural Minnesota needs more dairy farmers and that’s not the same as more cows. Minnesota Milk, funded by the check-off funds from dairy farmers like myself, doesn’t seem to get that.
Minnesota dairy farmers: Farm aid package not enough
Minnesota milk producers say government help isn’t offsetting trade war losses.
Minnesota dairy farmers say federal program is little help
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Some Minnesota dairy farmers struggling with low milk prices say a federal insurance program created in the 2014 farm bill isn’t providing the protection against falling milk prices that it promised.
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Source: Valley News Live
Link: http://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Minnesota-dairy-farmers-say-federal-program-is-little-help-470293013.html
Groetsch Dairy named 2017 Minnesota Milk Producer of the Year
Steve and Lisa Groetsch’s vision for a modern dairy operation paid off this year as they were named the 2017 Minnesota Milk Producer of the Year by the Minnesota Milk Producers Assn.
By: Roberta Olson
Source: Dairyland Peach
Link: https://www.hometownsource.com/dairyland_peach/groetsch-dairy-named-minnesota-milk-producer-of-the-year/article_a880f292-e5c8-11e7-affe-df17e251f0c6.html
A Minnesota town fights for its life against a factory farm
Economic development in eastern South Dakota can be explained in a word: udders.
By: Cory Zurowski
Source: CITY PAGES
Link: http://www.citypages.com/news/a-minnesota-town-fights-for-its-life-against-a-factory-farm/461331573
Producers getting ready for the Minnesota winter season
As winter was approaching, Emily Wilmes, educator with the University of Minnesota Extension Office, received many calls about ventilation practices.
By: Sheila McCoy
Source: Hometown Source
Link: https://www.hometownsource.com/morrison_county_record/producers-getting-ready-for-the-minnesota-winter-season/article_ffea68ac-d906-11e7-a7ab-db1df8b3f20a.html
Minnesota launches rural crisis helpline
ST. PAUL (FNS) — Meg Moynihan sat in her farmhouse, looking out at the rain.
By: Forum News Service
Source: The Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Minnesota’s No. 1 dairy county has a couple of weather surprises
BROOTEN, Minn. – The summer of 2017 was generally cooler-than-normal at Jer-Lindy Farms and Redhead Creamery in Stearns County. By: ANDREA JOHNSON
Minnesota Dairy Research and Promotion Council seeks candidates
St. Paul, Minn. — The Minnesota Dairy Research and Promotion Council is seeking candidates to run for board positions in 11 districts. Elected board members represent dairy farmers in their respective districts and make decisions regarding the expenditure of dairy check-off funds.