Nathan Drewitz News Today

The University of Minnesota Extension is asking farmers to scout their corn for tar spot. This new corn disease was first detected in Minnesota in 2019, and has been found as far North as Stearns and Benton County.

(KNSI) - Ukraine is famed for its wheat crop. The war with Russia has impacted the commodity's futures values....

Events and classes scheduled in the outdoors, gardening and farming. Submit your event at news@wctrib.com by noon on Tuesday.

Events and classes scheduled in the outdoors, gardening and farming. Submit your event at news@wctrib.com by noon on Tuesday.

Growers in Central Minnesota should plan to attend the 2022 Central Minnesota Crop and Pest Management Updates. This year we will be looking back at issues from 2021 and forward to what that means for 2022. Registration will start at 9:30 a.m. with presentations starting at 10:00 a.m. and going until 1:30 p.m. Speakers include:

Events and classes scheduled in the outdoors, gardening and farming. Submit your event at news@wctrib.com by noon on Tuesday.

Events and classes scheduled in the outdoors, gardening and farming. Submit your event at news@wctrib.com by noon on Tuesday.

Events and classes scheduled in the outdoors, gardening and farming. Submit your event at news@wctrib.com by noon on Tuesday.

If there is a silver lining to this summer's drought, it may be that farmers in central Minnesota were able to get to harvest sooner than usual.

Crop Expert Says Lack of Rain, Not Heat is the Real Crops Threat Nathan Drewitz says the biggest problem is the lack of rain over the past 10 days... The bigger concern right now is how dry its been. We havent had rain here, in you know, in a week-and-a-half or so now. We really need some rainfall and thats what were waiting on. Drewitz says its a mixed bag for farmers right now. Some areas of eastern Benton County have had rain more recently, but if you go further west, its been dry. Irrigatio...