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Brooks: Minnesota’s year in review — what does not break us makes us stronger
We look back at the sorrow and joy of the year that was.
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Trump is giving farmers $12B in aid. They've been hit hard by his trade war with China
President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package Monday — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of a broader trade war.
December 8, 2025
$12B bailout is ‘Band-Aid,’ not long-term stability for Minnesota farmers
Donald Trump’s trade war halted China’s purchases of U.S. soybeans earlier this year. On Monday, he announced a federal aid package.
December 8, 2025
Word of 2026 for Minnesota agribusiness CHS: ‘Efficiency’
Low commodity prices are likely to loom amid a global grain glut and trade reshuffling, which will continue to dent the Inver Grove Heights-based co-operative’s bottom line.
December 8, 2025
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.
AuthoredChristopher Vondracek
AuthoredChristopher VondracekDecember 3, 2025
‘Forage of the future’: Minnesota’s StableFeed makes horse- and eco-friendly hay
Sainfoin has health and environmental benefits that have caught on quickly in the equestrian world.
November 25, 2025
Ramstad: What’s worse for farming, great weather or President Trump?
Beautiful weather led to abundant harvests and low prices. Trump’s trade policies depressed demand, keeping a lid on prices.
AuthoredEvan Ramstad
AuthoredEvan RamstadNovember 22, 2025
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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.
November 21, 2025
‘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.
November 21, 2025
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.
November 11, 2025
The last bite: Minnesota energy drink Huxley debuts new cans
Also, a call for the protein craze to die out, cooperatives step up for food aid, and the alcohol industry seeks a government “condom” to counter the rise of THC.
November 7, 2025
CHS profits drop off as cooperative braces for another down year for agriculture
The Minnesota-based co-op does not expect commodity prices to pick up meaningfully next year.
November 5, 2025
The last bite: Hormel’s tough run of bird flu, fire, a recall and earnings miss
Also in this week’s food and ag roundup, food volumes fall, more on Minnesota’s soybean situation and why Halloween spending is on the rise.
October 31, 2025
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