An interesting news bit from the Red River Farm Network‘s FarmNetNews newsletter: Land Values Called Unbelievable — The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City says farmland values in the Plains increased in the third quarter due to generally rising farm incomes and robust demand for land. Murray Wise, with Murray Wise Associates, sells farmland. “The […]
Rural Broadband: Jobs and Services
Written Remarks for Presentation to Murray County (MN) Farm Bureau, 27 July 2010 Just five years ago, most Americans accessed the internet on dial-up modems. Today, about 2/3 of the nation uses broadband service—high speed internet that lets you download and upload photos and video and use specialized applications as well as surfing the web. […]
More on '08 Income Growth
Short note: The Daily Yonder today (“2008 Incomes Surged in Farm Counties“) picks up on the BEA personal income figures I wrote about 2 weeks ago (“PCI UP IN SW MN“) when they were released. Of the fastest growing 400 counties, 364 were rural. As you can see in the map above, most of the counties with […]
Farm Income drops in 2009
median net farm income for group of MN producers $33k in 2009, down from $91k in 2008.
PCI Up in SW MN
Total Personal Income up 10% in Southwest Minnesota in 2008, largely on strong gains in farm income.
Farm Bureaus Lead Rural Development Efforts
The American Farm Bureau Federation is holding their annual meeting in Seattle this week. Farm Bureaus Lead Rural Development Efforts SEATTLE, January 12, 2010 – There was a time when railroads were the perfect rural development tool. Then the interstate system brought prosperity – or in some cases decline – to certain towns. These days, […]
Minnesota Feedlot Tours
Feedlot tours scheduled to highlight Open Lot Agreement projects ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is hosting three feedlot tours this month to highlight the state’s Open Lot Agreement (OLA) program. The program was established in October 2000 to help livestock producers reduce and eliminate the amount of runoff pollution from […]
Future of Communities in America's Resurgent Heartland
Blandin webinar with Dr. Delore Zimmerman, Praxis Strategy Group #mnbb09
A Centennial of Cooperation
4-H, Extension & Communities that thrive
Linking Animal and Human Health
Interesting first day of the 5th annual Bioscience Conference at Worthington Thursday. Dale Wahlstrom of the BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota opened the session, discussing the Alliance’s vision for the Life Sciencs industry in Minnesota, developed with Deloitte Consulting. The vision focuses on five general industries in Minnesota: Medical Devices Biologics/Biopharma Animal Health Food Renewable Energy […]
