Business
Ukrainian farmers make stop in Minneapolis and appeal for help
As Russia's war upends agriculture in Ukraine, farmers flew from Europe's breadbasket to the heart of U.S. grain country to appeal for money and equipment.
Local
John Thompson survived his farm accident 30 years ago. Surviving his fame has proven harder
He doesn't dwell on what happened to him; his attitude is that stuff happens, you move on. But he's hoping for better times — maybe in Minneapolis.
Agriculture
Tokyo auto parts maker diversifies risk with urban farming experiment
With the automotive industry rapidly shifting toward electric vehicles, a manufacturer of truck components has entered the field of urban agriculture.
Agriculture
Russia is winning from global food crisis it helped create
Despite economic sanctions, Russia is reaping the rewards of higher grain prices and reduced exports from Ukraine as it finds buyers of its wheat in the global market.
Agriculture
Sanctions against Russia risk exacerbating global famine, says new analysis
New report suggests parts of the Middle East and North Africa will face mounting food scarcity as U.S., Western European nations block Russian ag exports.
Local
Farmers in Minnesota get more cover crop funding to keep soil from washing away
"There just aren't the federal resources to meet the need," said Todd Hogrefe with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Agriculture
Farm income remains strong despite inflation, says Minneapolis Fed
A new survey of lenders by the Federal Reserve of Minneapolis found farm incomes in Minnesota, Dakotas and other states off to a strong start in 2022 despite higher costs of business.
Agriculture
U.S. farm bank regulators tour Minnesota, tout plan to increase credit for emerging farmers
Farm Credit Administration leaders swung through southern Minnesota last week, touring farms and other rural sites with the goal of spreading awareness about credit available for new farmers.
Business
Minnesota greenlights small doses of THC derived from legal hemp
Among a suite of changes to the state's hemp industry, up to 5 mg of hemp-derived THC will be allowed in food and beverages.
Business
They may not look like it, but farmers markets are struggling in Minneapolis
A farmers market in northeast Minneapolis is having difficulty raising funds. Another is taking the year off.
Business
The summer Minnesota's wells dried up
The extreme drought of 2021 brought a record drawdown in private wells — often exacerbated by agricultural irrigators — pitting neighbors against one another in rural pockets of the state's western edge.
Local
Grasshoppers swarmed in 1870s, leaving Minnesota farmers destitute
The grasshopper plague devastated the state for four years, gobbling up a half-million acres of wheat, corn, oats and barley.
Business
The worst appears over for bird flu in Minnesota poultry operations
The spread of the virus that's claimed nearly 38 million birds nationwide has slowed substantially in May.
Agriculture
Only 35% of Minnesota's corn crop has been planted. That's about half the five-year average.
Minnesota agricultural commodities — from sugar beets to wheat to soybeans — all dramatically trail previous benchmarks for crop progress as of mid-May.
Agriculture
Minnesota's wheat growers stare down soggy fields as planting deadline ticks closer
Minnesota farmers might be receiving record-breaking prices at market this year for wheat, but many are anxious for warm weather to dry out sloppy fields from a wet spring.
Agriculture
Black Americans are acutely underrepresented in farming; Cargill is working to change that
The agribusiness is attempting to bring more minority farmers into the supply chain through price premiums and new market opportunities in hopes of reversing historical discrimination.
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News coverage and the latest trends in Minnesota agriculture, including dairy, cattle, poultry and wheat, corn, soybean and potato farming.
