Noah Fish, Agweek

Noah Fish

Agweek

Rochester, MN, United States

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Past articles by Noah:

As alfalfa acreage drops, so do sponsorships of forage associations

The founder and president of the Midwest Forage Association said major companies have exited the alfalfa seed industry, and as a result, have had an impact on its funding sources. → Read More

Making a plan for passing on the family farm

Panelists at the Agweek Farm Show shed light on succession planning along with financial and tax management strategies. → Read More

The challenges of the H-2A program and hiring for 'the backbone of our economy'

A seminar at the Agweek Farm Show examined the H-2A program and other job recruitment strategies that have worked in the past and are working right now for agriculture. → Read More

Albert Lea Seed's biggest year comes on 100-year anniversary

The company, which began contracting and producing certified organic seed in 1998, acquired Blue River Organic Seed this summer, making it the largest organic field seed supplier in the country. → Read More

FSA leader gets tour, taste of the Tree-Range Farm ecosystem

Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin told Zach Ducheneaux that Tree-Range farms has created a blueprint for USDA's Farm Service Agency. → Read More

Iowa, Minnesota farmers share the secrets behind on-farm conservation

Dean Sponheim and Andy Linder recently shared their successes and failures with cover crops and no-tilling at a soil-health workshop in Stewartville. → Read More

Olmsted County SWCD unveils $3 million groundwater protection and soil health initiative

Producers in Olmsted County can use the cost-share programs to introduce or integrate more conservation practices into their operations. → Read More

Oak Center General Store on its way back to business, an example of migration to rural

Isaiah Schwen, son of Steven Schwen, owner of Oak Center General Store, has moved back to help his father transition the business to the next generation. → Read More

Family teamwork is key to Borst Family Dairy

The family, which sells their milk to AMPI, milks around 230 Holstein cows and have a small feedlot where they finish steers. → Read More

Peter Maurin's 'Green Revolution' is a longstanding reality for some Midwesterners

Throughout the country, 25 Catholic Worker communities are currently known to be involved in farming or agriculture. → Read More

Minnesota ag groups applaud Gov. Tim Walz's budget proposal

Minnesota Farmers Union, Minnesota Soybean Growers Association and Minnesota Corn Growers Association were pleased with items in Gov. Tim Walz's "One Minnesota Budget" proposal. → Read More

Kombucha companies using locally grown fruits for flavoring

Two kombucha brewing companies operating in southeast Minnesota look to source their flavors locally. → Read More

Innovation carries Chippewa Valley Bean into the future

Chippewa Valley Bean exports to around 30 different countries on a yearly basis on five different continents. → Read More

Kecks find a family and seat at the Farm Bureau table

Caitlin and Jason Keck’s two-year term on the American Farm Bureau Federation committee begins next month. → Read More

Patsche brings extensive ag experience to Farm Camp director role

Wanda Patsche, new Farm Camp director, has farmed with her husband near I-90 in southern Minnesota since the 1970s and shares her passion for farming on her blog. → Read More

Christmas trees are more expensive but remain in demand this season

The operators of Choose & Cut Fraser Firs in Rochester said they’ll have plenty of Christmas trees available all the way up until Christmas. → Read More

Extension educators predict small increase in southeast Minnesota farmland rental costs

David Bau, a University of Minnesota Extension educator, predicts that farmland rental rates in Minnesota will increase by about $10 an acre in 2023. → Read More

Cities have swallowed up farmland and farm stories, including that of the Olmsted County Poor Farm

The Olmsted County Poor Farm was established in 1868 as a 240-acre working farm, and was moved to various locations by the county until it remained in the same spot from 1896 until it closed in 1943. The original farmhouse of the Olmsted County Poor Farm is now a three-story apartment complex in southeast Rochester. → Read More

40-Acre Co-op, Big River Farms offer more opportunities for state’s emerging farmers

40-Acre Co-op offers farmers from socially disadvantaged backgrounds support and resources to succeed in the field, while Big River Farms is an incubator farm near where farmers have access to land, farm resources and education to build their businesses. → Read More

Jirik Family Farms named as Rice County’s top conservationists of 2022

The operation is run by Jim Jirik, who worked for the National Resource Conservation Service for 35 years and his son, Joe Jirik, who now works for the LeSueur County Soil And Water Conservation District. → Read More