40 years ago the Stearns History Museum started its Century Farm Program honoring families with a storied tradition of farming. This year they will be adding a new designation, the 150-year milestone.
One of two horses that contracted a contagious virus at a Prior Lake farm has been put down. The other was taken to the University of Minnesota's Large Animal Clinic for treatment.
Farmers in the Whiskey Creek area of western Minnesota are being invited to learn more about how they can help clean up the region's lakes and streams.
Minnesota farmers made more money last year, compared to the year before. The median net farm income was nearly $120,000 among about 2,500 Minnesota farms in 2010 -- that's up from just over $33,000 the year before when net incomes were depressed by low profits in the livestock industry.