farming

Farming is an unincorporated town in Central Stearns County in Central Minnesota along county roads 23, 41 and 42 located approximately 9 miles north of Richmond and 7 miles south of Albany.

Farming is a small town in Central Stearns County along county roads 23, 41 and 42. Farming is located approximately 9 miles north of Richmond and 7 miles south of Albany.

I thought everyone knew the phrase "knee-high by the 4th of July" when it came to corn farming. Apparently, that's not universal.

Minnesotans in the agricultural industry can finally show off their pride with a specialty vehicle license plate option.

Pumpkins are ready to be picked despite the dry summer.

Typically the full moon in September is considered the "Harvest Moon", due to it being the time of year harvests typically happen, but not this year.

Farming fused with the NFL Combine Thursday at Mariucci Arena as part of the Super Bowl 52 festivities.

This week, I went out to Cold Spring to check out their Farmer's Market! It happens every Wednesday from 3-6:30p right off Main Street! Check out the video!

A new program by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture seeks to build connections between farmers who are ready to get out of the business and those who want to get in. The Minnesota Farm Transition Program offers a place where farmers who are ready to retire can connect with beginning farmers who may need help getting past the high capital costs of getting started.

This week in our "Behind the Scenes" series on WJON, we head to the barn and learn how to operate a local Dairy Farm. Even through rain, heat and snow the work still needs to get done on the farm.

With winter hopefully at an end farmers are looking towards Spring and an early planting season. University of Minnesota Extension educator Dan Martens says with the recent mild temperatures some farmers have already started work in the fields.

When it comes to farming knowing what's happening below the soil is just as important as the progress above the ground. BioAg specializes in soil fertility and consultant Michael Lovlien says there is more to soil then what meets the eye.