Local
10 months' home detention for Minnesota farmer who collected $548K in false crop loss claims
Sentence also calls for him to pay full restitution, and he is permanently banned from participating in any federal farm programs.
Agriculture
Wisconsin's Organic Valley dairy co-op focused on carbon 'insetting'
The Wisconsin-based farmer cooperative aims to be the first major dairy company to offset its emissions through on-farm practices.
Business
General Mills suspends Russia business
Minnesota-based food giant suspends advertising, capital investment in cereals partnership in Russia.
Business
Cargill scales back in Russia, continues food operations
The Minnetonka-based agribusiness is straddling the geopolitical fence as public pressure to withdraw from Russia grows. The agriculture behemoth is one of the largest non-Russian exporters of Russian wheat and owns a complex of mills south of Moscow.
Politics
Minnesota legislators seek long-awaited deal on farm relief
Farmers hit by drought last summer urged legislators this week to reach an agreement.
Business
Minnesota's birds, poultry industry at risk as avian flu closes in
Cases in Iowa, South Dakota flocks means outbreak likely in Minnesota, but it's possible to avoid a worst-case scenario.
Local
From safety of a Minnesota farm, Ukrainian watches horrors unfold at home
Recent Biden administration move will let Ukrainian visa holders stay on in U.S. for at least the next 18 months.
Business
Profit rose 11% at Land O'Lakes as dairy products stayed popular last year
The cooperative said supply chain and inflation issues eroded some of its profit growth.
Business
War in Ukraine upends global ag markets as Minnesota farmers prepare for new crop
Farmers welcome rising wheat, corn and soybean prices, but they also face soaring energy and fertilizer costs.
Business
Minnesota grain traders monitor conflict in ag-rich Ukraine
Minnesota agribusinesses make plans for their employees in Ukraine. Meanwhile, wheat and corn prices spiked as tensions grew.
Local
A climate conundrum beneath our feet: Minnesota's farmed peat soil releases greenhouse gases
The state is unsure how to address emissions from the soil.
Agriculture
University of Minnesota plans $220M agriculture research center near Austin
Legislature asked for $60 million to kick off initiative in Mower County.
Authorities ID worker killed at Cannon Falls fertilizer business
John Reinhardt, 37, of Hampton was pulled into a machine.
Agriculture
U.S. crop insurance payouts rise sharply as climate change worsens droughts, floods
Data from the last 25 years raises concerns about the ability of insurance companies and government to keep up with crop losses.
Agriculture
Key USDA agency has new Minnesota leader
Former state ag official Whitney Place now leads Farm Service Agency, which doles out federal dollars to farmers.
Agriculture
Minnesota's 'Millennial Farmer' is YouTube star
Western Minnesota farmer Zach Johnson has amassed big YouTube following with his down-on-the-farm videos.
Inspired
Dirty jobs: Moorhead's Noreen Thomas wins a prize to turn food waste into fertilizer
Two-year grant will address local food waste
Local
Trucker backs over, kills fellow employee at central Minnesota grain cooperative
The incident occurred Monday afternoon in Morrison County.
Agriculture
Hungry, cold cows in Canada fuel rare buying-spree of U.S. corn
Canada is buying more U.S. corn right now than it has in two decades.
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