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Word of 2026 for Minnesota agribusiness CHS: ‘Efficiency’
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Review: He had to move away from Minnesota to begin to figure it out
Local nonfiction: “Greater Minnesota” travelogue details a home-grown returnee’s conversion.
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Ramstad: What’s worse for farming, great weather or President Trump?
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Take a look inside one of Minnesota’s largest legal marijuana harvests to date
It’s “all hands on deck” for Prairie Island Indian Community’s fall cannabis harvest.
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‘Not going to get any better’: Small-town Minnesota market closes as meat prices rise
Thinning cattle herds and higher processing costs are a couple of factors making it tough on meat locker businesses.
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DOJ investigates Cargill, top meatpackers for alleged beef price-fixing
President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post prompted the investigation, as the price of beef has risen faster than inflation in recent years.
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The last bite: Minnesota energy drink Huxley debuts new cans
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