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Billions pour into bioplastics as markets expand, with Cargill major player

PHA pellets are made at the Danimer Scientific plant Winchester, Ky.

Data from i3 Connect show investment in bioplastic manufacturing reached $500 million in the first three months of 2022, exceeding the previous high of $350 million in the last quarter of 2021.

Don't mess with federal crop insurance, farmers say. Others aren't so sure

Farmfest attendees gathered last week to watch ABC Drones of Rochester demonstrate how drones can be used to selectively spray crops.

Some experts say time is ripe to drop the carrot and pick up the stick.

Minnesota farmers call outside investments 'a sticky situation'

Adam Lund and Dustin Johnson looked around a precision spraying system at Farmfest on Tuesday, helped by Greeneye Technology’s Kody Paxton. Johnson

Minnesota farmers at the annual Farmfest say they have been paying attention to deals in North Dakota, including the purchase of ag land by a Bill Gates-backed trust and the pending development of a corn mill by Chinese investors.

How year-round crops could reduce farm pollution in the Mississippi River

Ed Schiefelbein, left, and Guillermo Velasquez harvest barley grown in the University of Minnesota field, Friday, July 8, 2022 in St. Paul, Minn. The

The Forever Green Initiative at the University of Minnesota is developing 16 new crops to keep landscapes covered, and water cleaner.

Walz, Jensen get heated over COVID in first governor debate

The candidates went head-to-head at the annual agriculture exposition Farmfest, debating for more than an hour in front of a standing-room-only crowd.

At Farmfest, Minnesota congressional candidates pledge support for rural economies

In the competitive Second District race, Rep. Angie Craig and challenger Tyler Kistner flexed their farm country credentials.

'Green' programs encourage Minnesota farmers to fight water pollution

The no-till method of planting and other practices help protect water from soil erosion and cow manure.

Minnesotan Ellen Goldberg Luger appointed to USDA foreign service

The Minnesotan said she will be focused on global food security.

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The city of St. Paul is planning an $8.1 million project that would tear down the Hamline Midway Library and build a new facility in its place.

City objections halt effort seeking historic status for St. Paul's Hamline Midway Library

Jury finds Chisholm man guilty of murder in 1980s cold case

Brooklyn Center group fails to get full-time mayor question on November ballot

Uber passenger dies one week after suspected drunk driving crash in St. Paul

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Cesar Tovar made history with the Twins in 1968 as the second player in Major League Baseball to play all nine positions in one game.

Reusse: The search for the lost tapes of Tovar's grand Sunday

Five Vikings position battles to watch as 49ers come to town

Minnesota United coach ponders Lod's role with front four intact

Stefon Diggs gives out of nowhere praise to Minnesota ... State Fair

Business

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar discussed passage of the CHIPS and Science Act at the SkyWater Technology factory in Bloomington Tuesday. With Klobuchar were

Klobuchar, executives pledge expansions to Twin Cities tech factories

North Dakota oil output up in June; slow growth expected to continue

Wells Fargo looks at shrinking mortgage unit, which has big presence here

Cargill posts annual revenue of $165B, its most ever

Opinion

The high cost of state's alcohol abuse

Of double standards and 'free speech'

Editorial cartoon: Bill Bramhall on Salman Rushdie

Readers Write: Rent control, nurse strike, abortion, incarceration, immigration

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If you’re sad while waiting for your stump to be removed, you can do something about it.

Lost a tree? Here's how to beautify the stump

Bob Odenkirk opens up about that 'Better Call Saul' finale: 'I'm a little shattered'

Some orioles are being dyed a brilliant red by the food they eat

Expect glorious music and a bug or two at 'Magic Flute' in gardens and parks

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