The August 12th USDA Crop Report provided a negative shock wave to the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) new  crop 2025 corn futures by increasing the...

Mapleton10 YEARS AGO, 2015Michael Koob, PublisherThe Daly farm in Minnesota Lake and possibly the Duncanson Family Farm, in Mapleton, will soon be harvesting the sun...

AMBOY10 YEARS AGO, 2015Michael Koob, PublisherRebecca “Becky” Lou Langford, age 65, of Amboy, died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, at Truman Senior Living.20 YEARS AGO, 2005Ed...

MAPLETON10 YEARS AGO, 2015  Michael Koob, PublisherNovel Energy Solutions made a  presentation at the Mapleton City Council meeting on Aug. 4 regarding the proposed solar...

MAPLETON10 YEARS AGO, 2015  Michael Koob, PublisherNovel Energy Solutions made a  presentation at the Mapleton City Council meeting on Aug. 4 regarding the proposed solar...

Every year many key agriculture issues are discussed as part of the feature forums that are held at Farmfest in early August. The forums included...

It’s Monday night. I have been battling with my two youngest for a very long time over cleaning their room. Picking up Legos and a handful of...

MAPLETON10 YEARS AGO, 2015Michael Koob, PublisherThe Reptile and Amphibian Discovery Zoo was the featured program at the Mapleton Public Library on Tuesday, July 28. Nicole...

AMBOY10 YEARS AGO, 2015Michael Koob, PublisherMeghan Mohwinkel, of Amboy, received a purple champion ribbon for her craft entry at the Blue Earth County Fair.20 YEARS AGO,...

CROP CONDITIONS GENERALLY GOOD ACROSS THE U.S.In the national agriculture news we continue to hear about the excellent crop conditions in many...

Those of you who are praying folks, I’d take your prayers right now. My mama heart has been weighed down by some big things for a while that I just...

Many times people wonder about the history of the educational forums at Farmfest. Actually, 2025 will mark the thirty-eighth anniversary of educational forums at Farmfest....

I was listening to the radio earlier this week and the host talked about the “stormage” that had been going through the area. They enjoyed a...

Mapleton10 YEARS AGO, 2015Michael Koob, PublisherMapleton Sertomans and Serteens maintain ditches along Highway 22.  The Sertoma Club, along with the occasional help of...

AMBOY10 YEARS AGO, 2015Michael Koob, PublisherNase Family and Friends have adopted a portion of highway 30.  Carol and Rick Nase, of Amboy, have been cleaning their two...