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Minnesota statewide news and notes Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Swine class set in Waseca on July 31-Aug. 1
WASECA, Minn. -- A Breeding and Gestation Management Class will be offered July 31-Aug. 1 at the Southern Research and Outreach Center in Waseca.
The workshop is designed to increase participants' understanding of the factors necessary to successfully breed sows and gilts and to care for them during gestation. The course is suited for those who have limited knowledge of pork production and experienced producers who want to review the basics and remain current with recent developments in breeding and gestation practices.
The first registration per farm is $100. Additional registrations from the same farm cost $50. For more information, call Mark Whitney at (507) 389-5541.
Farrowing Course planned in Lamberton Aug. 8
LAMBERTON, Minn. -- A Spanish-Language Farrowing Course is planned Aug. 8 at the Southwest Research and Outreach Center in Lamberton. The class will run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
The class is designed for people who work in the farrowing area of any pork production operation and is appropriate for people with limited knowledge of pork production.
For more information, call (507) 389-5541.
FSA committee nomination deadline is Aug. 1
WASHINGTON -- Farmers only have until Aug. 1 to nominate someone to serve on local Farm Service Agency committees.
"County committees are important because they help deliver federal programs, which is an important aspect of our service to agriculture,'' said Teresa Lasseter, FSA administrator. "I encourage all producers to get involved by nominating eligible candidates to serve on county committees.''
For more information, contact your local FSA office.
Spraying for gypsy moths to begin
DULUTH, Minn. -- Officials plan this week to begin spraying a compound in northeastern Minnesota designed to disrupt the mating of gypsy moths.
If the weather is good, airplanes will begin spraying a compound in Lake and Cook counties to confuse male gypsy moths so they cant mate. The state Agriculture Department's effort is aimed at eradicating outbreaks of leaf-eating gypsy months that have infiltrated northeastern Minnesota in recent years.
The substance will be sprayed over 80,079 acres. It's timed when the moths hatch and is intended to keep the males away from females to thwart the next generation.
Seitzers will host twilight meeting July 25
ST. PETER, Minn. -- The Nicollet County Holstein Association will host a twighlight meeting July 25 at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting will be on the Jerry and Carol Seitzer farm located west of St. Peter.
Events planned include a dairy judging contest, entertainment, door prizes and refreshments.
Golden Oval Eggs to pay $200,000 penalty
DES MOINES -- A northern Iowa egg farm must pay the state a $200,000 penalty for violating environmental regulations.
A Winnebago County judge also ordered Golden Oval Eggs to complete improvements to its wastewater treatment facility at its farm near Thompson by the end of next April.
The company has the capacity for more than 5 million chickens in 22 barns. It agrees to the fine and judge's order to settle a lawsuit filed by the Iowa attorney general's office last year.
The lawsuit says the company exceeded numerous wastewater discharge limits. The wastewater flows into a tributary of the Winnebago River under a permit from the state that sets limits, which the lawsuit claims were exceeded.
Golden Oval Eggs is based in Renville, Minn. Its Thompson farm is about 30 miles northwest of Mason City.
Judge approves DNR plan to protect lynx
DULUTH, Minn. -- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials have come up with a plan to reduce the number of Canada lynx that get caught in traps.
A federal judge has approved the plan, which would impose additional restrictions on trapping in northeastern Minnesota.
In March, Judge Michael Davis ordered the DNR to come up with a plan to protect the lynx from trappers pursuing other species. Davis had also ruled the DNR was violating the federal Endangered Species Act by not protecting the lynx.
DNR has $445,000 for improvement projects
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is making $445,000 available to local conservation organizations to work on wildlife habitat improvement projects in wildlife areas throughout the state.
The money is available through through the Heritage Enhancement Grants to Outdoor Club program.
Grant applications and information packages are available from DNR offices.
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