agriculture

Americans turn over a new leaf, in the produce aisle

According to 2019 data, lettuce heads are doing slightly better against lettuce leaves than in 2017 and 2018. Meanwhile, cabbage consumption is up dur

Yes, this could be the year consumption of romaine and other leaf lettuce finally surpasses that of head lettuce.

Iowa reaches settlement on ethanol plant closure

Ethanol producer Poet-DSM's $275 million cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority approved the settlement with Poet DSM Advanced Biofuels last week.

Tariffs create mixed bag for U.S. farmers, builders

FILE -- The Kwai Tsing container terminal in Hong Kong, April 7, 2020.

Some benefit, but others with no apparent ties are feeling the crunch.

Some snow is no big deal because Minnesota farmers were far ahead on this year's harvest

The first measurable snow of the season hit Minnesota last Tuesday.

Soybeans are mostly in, and corn is way ahead of schedule despite the early cold.

World Food Day aims to intensify the battle against hunger

Global Minnesota will host a virtual World Food Day conference, one of several across the globe.

Beginners learn to be farmers at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

In its first year, the Sustainable Horticulture Training Program has offered hands-on education to students with a variety of goals.

China's pork industry begins recovery after disease outbreak

Pork output will take much longer to restore given the herd's low quality, experts and analysts said.

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.

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Gray wolf loses Endangered Species Act protections

Woman walking on tracks in Kandiyohi County hit by train and dies

MnDOT testing system on downtown Minneapolis ramp to prevent wrong-way drivers

BNSF does an about face, will resume taconite dust payments to Superior homeowners

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Sports

Michigan wide receiver Daniel Jackson lunged into the end zone for a fourth-quarter touchdown in the Wolverines' 49-24 victory over the Gophers in the

Souhan: Fleck must prove he can win with his own defensive recruits

Wolves' Beasley charged with threatening family with gun outside home; pot stash found inside

Whalen's vow to keep Minnesota's best from leaving starts paying off

Gophers defensive back Benny Sapp III set to transfer

Business

On Thanksgiving last year, customers were looking for deals at the Best Buy in Richfield. The chain's stores will be closed on Thanksgiving this year

Best Buy will open early on Black Friday, offer deals throughout November

Xcel sees rise in residential electricity use because of pandemic

US economy grew at 33% rate in Q3 but recovery is incomplete

Home, community more risky for nurses than virus patients

Opinion

By treating Trump, political conservatism and Christianity as inseparable, Republicans have driven non-Christians away from the GOP and nonconservativ

Religion is on the decline, and politics is to blame

Foreign policy is on the ballot, too

Pondering how to parlay a Biden victory into a more united country

Readers Write: Pandemic responsibility, Minnesota Supreme Court, Hennepin County Board, Joe Biden

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Variety

One of the candidates in the Creepy Doll Contest sponsored by the History Center of Olmsted County.

Creepy doll contests: The spooky historical dolls terrifying Minnesotans this Halloween

A full weekend of Halloween entertainment, live and virtual

In new Halloween movie 'Come Play,' you can never escape your own online profile

Citing crime and COVID, iconic Grand Ave restaurant is closing for winter

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Some help emerges for farmers that supply local markets in the Twin Cities

Most couldn't take advantage of the federal government's Paycheck Protection Plan loans. Some retailers are lending a hand.

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'Fair repair' movement gaining ground with Minnesota legislators

"Fair repair" legislation is under consideration in Minnesota to force manufacturers to share their repair manuals and parts with independent repair shops.

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