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Hungry, cold cows in Canada fuel rare buying-spree of U.S. corn

Canada is buying more corn from the U.S. this winter than it has in two decades. File photo of a corn harvest near Hector, Minn.

Canada is buying more U.S. corn right now than it has in two decades.

High U.S. meat prices: Profiteering by packers including Cargill or capacity crunch?

Cattle occupy a feedlot in Columbus, Neb., in a 2020 file photo. The White House is criticizing meat packers for abusing their market power.

The White House believes meatpackers are taking advantage of consumers and farmers.

Demand for soybeans, corn continues to rise on global markets

Buyers pushed soybean prices even higher at the end of 2021.

The biggest buying streak in more than a year for soybeans happened over the holidays.

Sonoma County farm strikes black truffle gold after 9 years of waiting

Michael Oracecz walked the rows picking sample bunches of grapes for testing on Aug. 31 in Geyserville, Calif., at Mila Family Vineyards. While the re

The U.S. truffle market is expected to increase by $235.23 million from 2020 to 2025 — but truffle farming is rife with uncertainty.

Land donated by a bachelor farmer creates windfall for Willmar church

Escalating farmland values pushed up bids at auction to $4.5 million, shocking leaders at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar.

CHS sees large profit gains as global trade and demand for energy soar

The Inver Grove Heights-based agribusiness giant posted strong first quarter results in the new fiscal year.

Hmong American farmers worry about road project eating up acres of land

Concern grows as Dakota County studies whether to build an interchange at Hwy. 52 and County Road 66.

On Minnesota farms, winter doesn't always mean less work

For many farmers, the workflow may slow in winter, but the demands of running a small business seldom ease.

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman addressed the rise of crime in the city and the efforts to recruit police officer

Minneapolis Mayor Frey's plan to hire 190 police officers is 'a heavy lift'

After record year, Market Bucks program for low-income Minnesotans expands this spring

As Faribault has grown, its historic downtown has undergone a renaissance

Minnesota woman committed by husband wrote harrowing 'Poems From the Asylum'

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The Vikings fired General Manager Rick Spielman on Jan. 10.

First challenge for Vikings' new GM? Solving the salary cap puzzle

Gophers women's basketball can't hang on to the end at Michigan State

Scoggins: Johnson has Gophers competing like crazy, and a culture is taking root

Another thriller: Wild rallies twice to force OT, Foligno scores game-winner

Business

Carolina Saldaña sang with toddlers at the Rainbow Child Development Center in St. Paul earlier this month. The center is grappling with staffing sho

Minnesota's child-care providers face staff shortages, rising costs

What will best keep Xcel's grid reliable in a pinch: Gas plants or batteries?

Impact invests in print plant, solar power in North Minneapolis

Alexander: Keep copies of data on your computer and in the cloud

Opinion

People danced in the streets of New York (above) and other cities, blew horns and shouted “The war is over” by way of celebrating the armistice en

When will it be over?

As economy recovers, climate threat grows

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Readers Write: Katherine Kersten's take on revised social studies standards, being an ally in the moment vs. after the fact

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For these Minnesotans, life after drinking offers more joy and fulfillment

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Aussie rocker Courtney Barnett wastes no time in no-nonsense Palace Theatre gig

Yuen: Free tampons and pads in school? That's as radical as free toilet paper and hand soap

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