Agriculture
Dredging down the Mississippi may lift crop prices in Minn.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will devote $85.4 million to deepening the mouth of the river to 50 feet, enabling oceangoing ships to load more grain at terminals upriver.
Agriculture
Canada antitrust officials probe Cargill, other firms in dealings with tech startup
Canadian officials examine whether seed giants are restraining a tech newcomer.
Agriculture
U.S. farm income will drop by 9% in 2020, USDA forecasts
Biggest factor affecting profits will be the end of trade bailout payments.
Local
MPCA proposes increase in water quality permit fees
Pollution officials consider raising water quality permit fees for the first time in 25 years.
Agriculture
Cargill nears completion of huge new test kitchen in Savage
The company will develop ingredients for cakes, cookies and chocolates.
Agriculture
Farm Bureau members ratchet up 'right-to-repair' pressure
Farm Bureau adopts new policy that introduces the threat of legislation
Minneapolis
Minneapolis orders shutdown of mushroom farm for code violations
Minneapolis gave farm a month to cease operations after finding it violated its zoning, its owner says.
Agriculture
Agriculture
Even after trade-war detente, prices for U.S. crops didn't get a lift
Perhaps the biggest problem for farmers, one that won't go away soon, is an oversupply of grain — and competition from other parts of the world.
Agriculture
Hemp farmer near Lanesboro settles with state after THC dust-up
But Luis Hummel still faces criminal charges in Fillmore County.
Local
Man working to loosen frozen corn in central Minnesota grain bin becomes trapped and dies
Brandon Schaefer's death is one of at least nine grain bin-related fatalities in Minnesota since June 2019.
Agriculture
Minnesota hog farmers will attend White House USMCA signing Wednesday
The two Minnesota pork producers said the deal provides reassurance.
Agriculture
Greenhouse gas readout for dairy expansion near Winona heightens scrutiny of methane
Plans for expansion, changing industry prompt disclosure of emissions.
Agriculture
Farmland prices reach historic highs in Upper Midwest
Minnesota's farmers have made little money for several years, but their wealth is holding up because land remains valuable and in high demand.
Local
Minnesota's battle over wells, water and nitrates lands in one farmer's back yard
The DNR wants a study of vulnerable groundwater in Pineland Sands region.
Agriculture
Trade pact welcomed, cautiously, in Minnesota
Measured optimism from ag community, but long-term market restoration still elusive.
Agriculture
Minnesota soybean production fell by almost 1M acres last year
Soybean acres planted fell in Minnesota and across the U.S. thanks to trade war, poor weather.
Agriculture
'Right-to-repair' fight extends from iPhones to tractors
Farmers' simmering frustration over their inability to repair their own equipment is now front and center in a contentious debate that spreads well beyond the farm.
Agriculture
Land O'Lakes CEO calls for investment in rural America
Beth Ford says small towns, hit by ag challenges, "are rolling up on us."
Browse Business Sections
Agriculture
News coverage and the latest trends in Minnesota agriculture, including dairy, cattle, poultry and wheat, corn, soybean and potato farming.
