NEWS RELEASE – For Immediate Release – February 21, 2012 The Harvest Land Cooperative based in Morgan, was honored recently at the 105th annual convention of the Minnesota Grain and Feed Association (MGFA), by being inducted into the MGFA Century Club. The MGFA Century Club currently consists of 17 Minnesota grain elevator and feed mill [...]

We are pleased to welcome Dawn Standish to the AgQuest team.  Dawn will be our new Administrative Assistant located at our retailer partner UFC’s Winthrop location.  Dawn brings forth a banking and Ag background.  She is returning to the Gibbon area after living in Brookings, SD for many years.  We welcome Dawn and are happy [...]

See what Security Seed customers have to say about AgQuest:   Security Seed & Chemical is one our retailer partners and is located in Tennessee and Kentucky.     The contributions of the third parties views represent the opinions and views of the third parties.  AgQuest Financial Services does not endorse these resources and should [...]

For the soup: 2 tsp. olive oil 1-1/2 lbs. Italian sausage 3 c. chopped onions 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 tsp. dried oregano 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes 2 T. tomato paste 1 28-oz. can fire roasted diced tomatoes 2 bay leaves 6 c. chicken stock 8 oz. mafalda or fusilli pasta 1/2 c. [...]

In 1790, farmers were 90% of the labor force.  By 1890, farmers were 43% of the labor force. In 1990, farmers were down to 2.6% of the labor force. (Growing A Nation: The Story of American Agriculture).  With the labor force of farmers dwindling down, Americans are becoming more and more detached from their food [...]

Do you have a really good on the farm tip you would like to share? It can be anything from how to remove a post to rolling up old fencing and everything in between. Send the tip along with picture or drawing (optional and not needed to be entered into the drawing), along with name [...]

The 2012 Harvest Land / AgQuest Financial Services Producer Meeting was held January 13, 2012 at Jackpot Junction in Morton, MN.   If you didn’t make it to the meeting or want to review the presentations follow the links below:     January Grain Kurt Legred, Country Hedging, January Grain Report. CHS presentation Ron Possin, [...]

January 3, 2012: President Barack Obama has issued a proclamation designating January as National Mentoring Month, saying, “Every day, mentors help young Americans face the challenges of growing into adulthood. By setting a positive example and sharing their time, knowledge and experience, mentors play an essential role in preparing our Nation’s youth for a bright [...]

Facility will have 3.6-million bushel grain storage capability   BROWNTON – Winthrop-based United Farmers Cooperative (UFC) recently announced the creation of a joint venture with ADM-Benson Quinn to build and operate a $29 million, 3.6-million bushel shuttle-loading site near Brownton. Capable of loading 110-car unit trains of corn or soybeans with four receiving pits, the [...]

Redwood Falls, Minn. — About seven years ago, the Jeff and Kris Tauer family of rural Morgan opted to try something new as a family. That decision has certainly paid off, as the family’s involvement in the Redwood County 4-H program recently hit a high water mark when the Tauers were named the 2011 4-H [...]