WINTHROP — The hum of machinery could be heard as semi trucks continuously rolled into and out of the Heartland Corn Products ethanol plant site Wednesday. Heartland Corn Products (HCP) of Winthrop recently was recently awarded a $1 million rural Minnesota Renewable Energy for America ...

NEW ULM -- Eddie and Connie Brown were enjoying a leisurely supper with their son's family Sunday evening, November 24, when suddenly three cars pulled up at Chad and Amber's house out near St. George. Six members of the New Ulm Farm-City Hub Club got out, knocked on the door, and shocked Eddie ...

SLEEPY EYE — Practice makes perfect. Sleepy Eye High School junior Kayden Klein finished fourth in the National FFA Convention Quiz Bowl Contest at the 97th national convention Oct. 22-26 in Indianapolis. This year, he won it, answering 16 more questions correctly than the national ...

MINNEAPOLIS – A number of southern Minnesota farms and agricultural businesses were among 654 USDA Rural Development Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Renewable and Energy Efficiency Program awardees announced Oct. 18. Southern Minnesota Projects funding include a $120,721 project at ...

STARK TOWNSHIP, Brown County — A 174-acre Stark Township farm owned by brothers Joel and Randy Schroepfer is a 2024 Brown County Century Farm. The farm began 140 years ago when Franz Schroepfer bought 160 acres for $7.50 an acre after immigrating to the U.S. from Austria. Franz Schroepfer ...

MARSHALL — Caring for the land and for family have been a big part of life for Bruce and Sherry DeVos. Four generations of the DeVos family have worked to help their farm in rural Fairview Township thrive. It hasn’t always been easy, but it’s been rewarding, they said. “We’ve ...