Business
How a Midwestern farm family found the power of peas and changed American food
Puris, now a leading supplier of pea protein in the U.S., started as a family-run provider of specialty seeds for vegetable growers.
Business
U.S. bread, donut makers urge Biden to roll back biofuel requirements
For years, the fight over biofuel mandates has been between oil producers and farmers. But now, some of farmers' best customers are weighing in — against them.
Business
World food prices fall for second month in July
Prices remain about one-third higher than they were a year ago, but they appear to be turning a corner.
Politics
Drought-plagued Minnesota farmers to get additional government aid
Gov. Tim Walz says federal aid is coming and he hopes for supplement from state.
Agriculture
Minnesota in 'warning' phase despite the worsening drought
Mississippi River drops below critical threshold for drought measures.
Business
Minnesota farmers reconnect as Farmfest returns
The three-day ag show in southern Minnesota drew good crowds but fewer vendors after taking last year off due to the pandemic.
Business
Land O'Lakes profit rose 22% as crop-related businesses drive more growth this spring
Demand for butter and milk surged in spring 2020, giving a boost to the farmers' co-op when the broader economy was contracting.
Minnesota's Farmfest back after a year off
The yearly farm show in southwestern Minnesota starts Tuesday after a year off
No one thought farmers could work together — then came Land O'Lakes
CEO Beth Ford continues to chart new paths for the 100-year old cooperative, which took its name from a stick of butter.
Business
To know what's happening in a field, ag advisers learn to 'just start digging'
University of Minnesota Extension's "Field Days" aims to give ag professionals a farmer's-eye view.
Brazilian brothers behind JBS are out of jail and worth $6 billion
The revival of Joesley and Wesley Batista is a testament to bare-knuckles political deal making, ruthless efficiency while pivoting to plant-based alternatives and eyeing a U.S. listing.
Business
As drought concerns grow, so do Minnesota farmers' worries
While dry weather can push up commodity prices, grain farmers increasingly worried about lower yields this year.
Business
Pipeline Foods' bankruptcy creates headache for growers of organic grain
State agriculture officials are scheduled to meet later this week with farmers who may not have been paid for crops after Fridley-based Pipeline Foods declared bankruptcy.
Business
Minn. lawmakers push to restore year-round sales of ethanol blend
Democrats join Republicans in the push to save year-round E15 sales that were first enacted by the Trump Administration.
Local
Drought deepens in Minnesota, watering bans more likely
With about half of Minnesota now in the grip of severe drought — and 4% in extreme drought — the state has officially shifted into the "drought warning phase," the DNR announced Friday.
Agriculture
In rural Minnesota, 'nothing but upside' as farmland values near record highs
With the peak sales season coming in September, per-acre prices are already reaching $9,000 threshold in parts of rural Minnesota.
New Minnesota co-op wants to profit from getting Kernza wheat in marketplace
Group of organic farmers join together to promote the perennial wheat that's proven itself in the field but not yet the marketplace.
Business
Food prices are much higher than a year ago, but the trajectory just changed globally
Vegetable oils, cereals and dairy products are getting cheaper around the world as supply and demand rebalance.
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Agriculture
News coverage and the latest trends in Minnesota agriculture, including dairy, cattle, poultry and wheat, corn, soybean and potato farming.
