Agriculture
Monopolies in Minnesota's farm country gaining attention from DOJ, AG Ellison
Fewer companies produce the fertilizer and seed for farmers. There are also only a handful of major commodity buyers. Government prosecutors are taking a look.
Business
Minnesota company scores a win in battle with Chinese pea protein makers
Minneapolis-based Puris, the country's leading pea protein producer, had to shut a Wisconsin facility due to "dumping" of low-cost Chinese imports.
St. Paul
Dredging kept the Mississippi River open this year but creates its own problems
The Army Corps of Engineers spends tens of millions to maintain a shipping channel for barges on the Mississippi.
Business
Lawsuit filed as cantaloupe salmonella cases mount. Who will be held accountable?
Minneapolis law firm seeks unspecified damages over outbreak.
Curious Minnesota
How Minnesota farmers kept booze flowing during Prohibition
Mobsters became famous for bootlegging, but smaller moonshine operations dotted the countryside.
Agriculture
Congressional watchdog: Stop paying big farmers' crop insurance
New report spells out how Congress could drop subsidies for top producers and save millions in taxpayer dollars
Agriculture
'What are we if we are just one thing?': Minnesota farmers face their likely absence from state flag
The finalists to replace Minnesota's current flag lack explicit agricultural imagery — and maybe that's OK, rural advocates say.
Business
Minnesota's African immigrant farmers throw harvest feast, celebrating first year as a group
Minnesota African Immigrant Farmers Association celebrates this year's bounty and its first year as an organization.
Local
Lawmaker: Tax fertilizer to clean up farm pollution in southeastern Minnesota
Rep. Rick Hansen, DFL-South St. Paul, wants to revive a plan to have farmers pay more to help reduce nitrate.
Business
Minnesota-based CHS joint venture building grain terminal in Australia
It's the first dedicated grain export terminal for CHS Broadbent in Australia, the world's second-largest wheat exporter.
Business
Lawsuit targets Cargill, other food companies for child labor in cocoa supply chain
A similar lawsuit was previously shot down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Agriculture
USDA's hardiness zone map changes. What it means for Minnesota gardeners and growers
Minnesotans pride themselves on enduring deep, winter cold. The latest map shows this extreme cold is fading.
Business
Cargill speeds up timeline to end deforestation in Brazil. Will it be enough?
The Minnesota ag giant's move comes ahead of COP28 and after months of sustained criticism of its soy supply chain from environmental groups.
Agriculture
Minnesota turkey farmers say expanded rural broadband could help detect bird flu sooner
Political leaders cast Minnesota as leading the nation in rural internet connection. Some gaps — like the heart of Minnesota's turkey country — still exist.
Business
Gov. Walz greenlights a gobbler in Minnesota — where we don't pardon poultry
Tom the Turkey, raised on an Isanti, Minn., hobby farm, reveled in the State Capitol spotlight on Wednesday.
Local
Farm seeking to expand its dairy operation loses legal fight to Winona County
Daley Farm had sued the county, saying officials had stacked an expansion vote against the large feedlot.
Agriculture
Farmers left wondering why they were denied federal conservation grants
Congress has suggested shifting money from the already underfunded conservation programs to fund the overall farm bill.
Business
Biden pardons Minnesota-raised turkeys in annual White House Thanksgiving tradition
Willmar-raised Liberty and Bell have been feted since their arrival in Washington, D.C., this weekend.
Business
'They are Swifties': Minnesota's turkeys arrive in DC for White House pardon
Liberty and Bell, the Willmar-raised birds, made their Washington D.C. debut on Sunday afternoon at the Willard Hotel.
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Agriculture
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