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 ...

Minnesota farmers depend on the sun to power their livelihood, and in two years, it may be powering their homes and communities through the largest solar energy project in the state. As many as 24 new ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most people don’t think about their septic system until there’s a problem, but listening for, and looking at the system’s alarm is crucial, according to Darian Litzau, owner of Litzau Excavating of ...

The concept of hard-working, tough-nosed athletes from rural America has become somewhat of a cliché these days, and with that cliché has sprouted a number of stereotypes. Some of these stereotypes ...