Nicollet & Sibley County Ag News

Due to being short staffed during harvest, the Sibley County Office hours will be changing to Monday - Thursday from October 9th through November 10th.

We recommend calling before stopping in to ensure someone is there to assist you.

Thank you for your understanding!

Happy November!

I love this time of year. To me, the beginning of November marks the beginning of the togetherness and reflection during the holidays. My favorite part of Thanksgiving weekend is eating great food with family, then shopping for the perfect gifts for the holidays. I also find now is the time I start to think ahead and plan for the future. Speaking of planning, we have a great line up of Extension programming and workshops coming up, including land rent, private pesticide training and a dairy series. Plan to attend one or more of these events!

Remember, Extension resources are available all year long. If you have any questions relating to agriculture, natural resources or horticulture, or if you have ideas for programming, feel free to reach out!

Best wishes

- Samantha

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The University of Minnesota Extension has land rental rate data available to the public that is organized by county and provides information from the national farm financial database (FINBIN). Also included, is county rental data gathered by the USDA National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

Future rates cannot be statistically projected. The numbers listed are by weighted averages based on information provided by FINBIN data. NASS data is also listed at the end of each table, which is great to compare with the FINBIN data.

The tables below, include historical and currently available land rental statistics for Nicollet and Sibley Counties.

Nicollet County

2018 average- 206

2019 average- 216

2020 average-214

2021 average- 235

2022 average- 259

2022 median- 238

2022 10th percentile- 202

2022 90th percentile- 206

NASS 2022- N/A

NASS 2023- 233

Sibley County

2018 average- 232

2019 average- 219

2020 average- 220

2021 average- 216

2022 average- 250

2022 median- 253

2022 10th percentile- 149

2022 90th percentile- 323

NASS 2022- N/A

NASS 2023- 285

This information is meant as a guide and starting point for land rent negotiation. The information and data is not meant to establish, determine, set, fix or suggest what actual rents should be. It is a report of historical land rental rates in Minnesota.

Please reach out to Nicollet and Sibley local educator Samantha Schoenbauer at sschoenb@umn.edu if you have any questions.

Information courtesy of David Bau, Extension educator; Dale Nordquist, Rann Loppnow and Pauline Van Nurden, Center for Farm Financial Management. For more information, visit https://extension.umn.edu/farmland-rent-and-economics/cropland-rental-rates

About FINBIN- https://finbin.umn.edu/Home/AboutFinbin

NASS Minnesota statistics- https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Minnesota/index.php

Farmland rent and economics- https://extension.umn.edu/business/farmland-rent-and-economics

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In Minnesota, corn is grown on more acres than any other crop. Nationally, Minnesota ranks among the top five states in corn production. Average corn yields have improved steadily over the past several decades.

While general fertilizer use contributed substantially to yield increases in the past, total fertilizer management which optimizes nutrient efficiency will be needed to increase future production and profitability.

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Winter is just around the corner! Protect your plants and trees from animals and the elements this season.

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There is one more free Farm Transition and Estate Planning Webinar left!

Wednesday, November 8th from 10 a.m. - 12p.m.: Putting the basics together: estate, retirement, healthcare, and business transfer planning

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Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA+) provides improved animal well-being standards and relevant food safety standards to ensure producers can measure, track and continuously improve pig well-being.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Minnesota Pork Board Office
151 Saint Andrews Court
Suite 810,
Mankato, MN 56001

Pre-registration is requested. To pre-register, contact colleen@mnpork.com or 1-800-537-7675.

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Mark your calendars for the 2023 Land Rent Workshops.

Nicollet County: Thursday, November 16th from 9:30 - 11:30am and 1:30 - 3:30pm in St. Peter at the Health and Human Services Center, River Room. Address: 622 S Front St., St. Peter, MN 56082

Sibley County: Thursday, December 14th from 9:30 - 11:30 in Gaylord at the Sibley County Service Center, Sibley Room. Address: 111 8th St., Gaylord, MN 55334

Check out Extension’s website at: https://extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/farmland-rental-workshop for the complete schedule of dates and locations of the workshops.

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Beef Quality Assurance is a nationally coordinated, state implemented program that provides systematic information to U.S. beef producers and beef consumers of how common-sense husbandry techniques can be coupled with accepted scientific knowledge to raise cattle under optimum management and environmental conditions.

Registration is required to receive the link to the webinar.

Thursday, November 30, 2023

7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

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Extension Educator, Ag Production Systems

Nicollet County

Government Center 501 S Minnesota Ave St. Peter, MN 56082

507-934-7830

Sibley County

111 8th St. Gaylord, MN 55334

507-237-4100

Extension website: www.extension.umn.edu

Email: sschoenb@umn.edu

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ext.Nicollet.Sibley

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