1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1024+ words) MORRIS "Opposition to Riverview LLP's proposed West River Dairy near Morris, Minnesota, has surfaced as the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency moved to extend the comment period for the project until April 9. The project in question is an expansion of the…...

4+ hour, 36+ min ago  (448+ words) MORRIS " The public comment period for a feedlot permit and on an environmental assessment worksheet for Minnesota's largest proposed dairy has been extended a second time, this time until May 7. Riverview LLP is seeking an individual feedlot permit for West…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1239+ words) OLIVIA " Brothers Larry Rauenhorst and Rolly Rauenhorst believe the future belongs to electrification, and their conviction goes well beyond the vehicles driven on roadways. It goes all the way to the Renville County farm field that Larry Rauenhorst, now retired…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (409+ words) WILLMAR " U. S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar visited the Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory in Willmar to learn about testing for animal diseases and challenges that the industry faces. An avian flu outbreak has been ongoing for multiple years. Members of the poultry industry…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago  (504+ words) Rural America is in crisis. What is at stake goes well beyond the future of American farms; it's blue-collar manufacturing jobs, small businesses on Main Street, and the homegrown, made-in-America food on our grocery shelves and kitchen tables. We were…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (205+ words) OLIVIA " This year's soil health field event in Renville County will be April 10 in rural Bird Island. The Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District, U. S. Farm Service Agency and Alec, Paul and Teresa Marxen are hosting on the Paul and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (203+ words) RENVILLE " The board of directors for the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative has elected the company's chief operating officer as its next president and chief executive officer. Lukas "Luke" Rust will succeed Paul Fry as president and CEO, the shareholder-owned…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (390+ words) Have you ever wished you could increase the flowers in your garden at a minimal cost? Do you have a favorite plant you would like to propagate? Well, the Kandiyohi County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program is sponsoring the perfect…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (467+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "West Central Tribune staff report." Often, the "West Central Tribune staff report" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (448+ words) Both the National Safety Council and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health say agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries in the United States. Farming operations continue. .. Rooted: Follow farm safety guidelines Ensuring safe working conditions is…...