Renewable Energy & Animal Health featured topics; keynote by Burill & Co CEO
When is a Farm a Farm?
USDA ERS bulletin Exploring Alternative Farm Definitions: Implications for Agricultural Statistics and Program Eligibility
Census of Agriculture in Southwest Minnesota
Presentation by John C Shepard, AICP, to Southwest Regional Development Commission, March 2009
Market Value of Ag Production
Agriculture is naturally a risky business. Americans have chosen to hedge some of that risk through federal farm programs to ensure a reliable supply of food and ag products. If you can’t eat, the rest doesn’t much matter. The President’s first budget released last week has received a bit of press for changes to U.S. Department […]
SW MN Farm Size Pt II
There are over 8,000 farms in the nine counties of Region 8 in Southwest Minnesota. Measured by acreage, the largest cohort of farms in the state is 50-179 acres, while the largest group in our region is 180-499 acres. Measured by the market value of production, Southwest Minnesota has generally fewer of the very small farms—what the USDA […]
SW MN Farm Size
SWMN Farm Size By County 2007 The average farm size in Southwest Minnesota is about 1/4 larger than in the state overall. This is corn and bean country, fairly evenly split with livestock and hog operations. Diversification seems to favor the 180-499 acre farm size in our part of the world. The 2007 Census of […]
Rural Broadband At A Glance, 2009 Edition
USDA today issued a short Bulletin looking at rural internet usage: Three-quarters of U.S. residents used the Internet to access information, education, and services in 2007. Broadband Internet access is becoming essential for both businesses and households; many compare its evolution to other technologies now considered common necessities—such as cars, electricity, televisions, microwave ovens, and cell […]
Daily Yonder on Farm Broadband
Closer look at Colorado and North Dakota
Census of Agriculture 2007
The 2007 Census of Agriculture was released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS). While I was at Kiwanis for lunch. So much for this afternoon’s productivity! “The number of farms in the United States has grown 4 percent and the operators of those farms have become more diverse in […]
Durum Delivers
U.S. Durum Growers Assoc. held a You Tube Pasta Contest last October to celebrate and promote National Pasta Month. Winners were just announced, including 1st place to Sara Neubauer, Bottineau, ND, for “Durum Delivers” filmed at the Air Force Academy: Durum wheat flour is used to make pasta and bread. North Dakota has about 72% of all U.S. […]