A bright red barn set against a background of green fields and bright blue skies can be a picturesque image of farming. As time passes and usage changes, however, property owners in agricultural areas ...

Following changes to a federal transportation bill, Minnesota statutes relating to the operation of covered farm vehicles have changed, according to Minnesota State Patrol Commercial Vehicle Inspector ...

As many Minnesota dairy farms have been forced to sell out in recent years, the Boehlke farm, just outside of Waverly, has managed to survive through some rough and seemingly unlucky circumstances.

A building on Plato’s Main Street that once housed the horsepower of Farmall tractors and GM cars is now home to a local manufacturer of products for horses. Great Oak Equine hand crafts fencing, pens ...

Midwest Machinery, formerly Cokato Equipment, opened its doors in August at its new location west of Howard Lake on Highway 12. This new site offers a large showroom, service department, and easy ...

Tim “Red” Kirkman didn’t come from a farming background, but that hasn’t stopped him from producing a thriving Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) business in rural New Germany. “My grandparents ...

Lester Prairie's 4-H club is known as the Bergen Busy Bees. It's local leaders are Sonja Johnson, Donna Anderson, and Patty Kuhlmann. Children ages five to 19 can be members, the ladies said. "There ...

In a moment of whimsy and six days to put it together, Paul Martin, 54, of Grove City had a silo, topped with an antique tractor at his farm along Highway 12. “I’ve had more fun with this tractor than ...

Agricultural education is a complete program at Dassel-Cokato High School, and students who are a part of the program tend to be well-rounded individuals because of it. The program consists of ...

Inside Berry Cam, the smell of oil hangs in the air. Joel Machemehl works in the back of the room, remaking lobes on a cam shaft. At another machine, Scott Berry checks the size of the lobes, ensuring ...

Fourteen-year-old Joessa Giesen of rural Cologne isn’t afraid to stir up a little dust. Joessa is a horse-loving cowgirl with a record-setting time in the barrel race arena at the State Jr. High Rodeo ...

A bright idea: an electrically lit Christmas tree. Up until the late 19th century, Christmas trees were decorated with garlands of popcorn, homemade ornaments, and edible treats like berries, nuts, ...