Agriculture
Farmland prices holding steady, maybe even ticking upward in Minnesota
The good soil is still selling for about $8,000 an acre in Upper Midwest.
Agriculture
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Majority of workers' compensation claims of meatpacking workers with COVID-19 denied, including in Minnesota
Refusals by meatpacking firms cite the possibility employees became sick outside plants.
Agriculture
With $68 million in funds, Minnesota's Revol Greens to expand in Texas
The Owatonna-based lettuce company is bringing its indoor greenhouse model to the Lone Star State and California.
Agriculture
Trump, eyeing farm votes, starts working on ethanol industry's year-old wish list
It's a blueprint to court farmers in Minnesota and other parts of the Midwest.
Agriculture
Surge in U.S. pork exports to China led by Brazil's JBS, China's WH Group
Pork is key for China to hit targets for purchases of U.S. farm-good products.
Agriculture
Gene-editing research by Calyxt exec at U of M for a time lacked proper oversight
University officials caught and fixed an oversight involving a campus committee on biosafety.
Agriculture
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Corn, soybean prices rally on Chinese demand, disaster in Iowa
As harvest begins, farmers are seeing some of the best commodity prices of the year.
Agriculture
China's corn crop hurt by storms, may raise U.S. import purchases
Expected production losses have pushed Chinese corn futures to a record high and stoked worries over supply shortages.
Local
University of Minnesota leads project to boost yield, uses of crop that could cut water pollution
The U is leading research effort into boosting production of Kernza, a new strain of wheatgrass.
Agriculture
Ethanol waivers become central issue in presidential battle for Minnesota farm votes
The issues heated up this week with three days of President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
Agriculture
Why fewer Minnesota dairy farmers are going out of business
New insurance programs and virus aid are helping improve "safety net" for Minnesota dairy farmers.
Agriculture
Cargill joins regenerative agriculture movement, sets goal for 10 million acres
Cargill says it can help farmers reduce risk in crucial early stages of regenerative farming practices.
Agriculture
Agriculture
Why Minnesota lumber prices are going through the roof
A do-it-yourself home-improvement and construction boom has sent the price of lumber skyrocketing, as sawmills and strand-board manufacturers, including in Minnesota, scramble to keep up with surging demand.
Agriculture
Judge rules Minnesota winemakers can use more out-of-state grapes
The court's ruling means more out-of-state grapes can be used in producing Minnesota wines.
Agriculture
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How Minnesota's biggest beef producer is weathering the coronavirus
The first tremors arrived with the lockdown of Wuhan. By March, restaurants were shutting down across the U.S., and beef prices had fallen by about a third.
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State urges Minnesota farmers to plant more vegetative cover to fight nitrate contamination
Farmers are planting more cover crops, but corn and soybeans still dominate.
Agriculture
A block from Lake Street, urban farm tries to meet growing need
City patch near greenway, 4-acre farm supply fresh vegetables for families in need.
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