agriculture
Farming conservation funds earmarked in 2022 now being challenged in Congress
A Minnesota farmer says a "light bulb" went off when he tried environmental practices on his Stearns County farm. Now, some on Capitol Hill want to reallocate the funding that made this climate-smart experimentation possible.
After slogging through the pandemic and its lingering effects, Hormel sets up turnaround plan
Supply chains are back and the Minnesota food company is finally ready to regain growth.
Manure haulers sue Minnesota boss, alleging poor housing, deceit and wage theft
South African farm-laborers arrived in western Minnesota town to find a job very different than the one they signed up for, including illegal housing, unpaid hours and poor treatment.
A ravenous beetle now threatens Minnesota's North Woods
The emerald ash borer has been found in north-central Minnesota, showing the bugs' ability to adapt to cold, in a state with more ash trees than any other.
Were Windom slaughterhouse workers' wages actually withheld? State and attorney battle in bankruptcy proceedings.
The sprawling pork processing facility in southwestern Minnesota employed over 1,000 people.
Proposal would tax Minnesota farmers to help pay for cleanup of nitrate pollution
Last year, the EPA called out nitrate pollution, largely from agriculture, in southeastern Minnesota. Now a bill to raise taxes on fertilizer is moving through the Legislature.
Target joins antitrust lawsuit against Cargill and others over high beef costs
The Minnesota retailer is among the most recent to join dozens of plaintiffs alleging a price-fixing conspiracy by the nation's largest beef producers, including fellow Minnesota company, Cargill.
Summer sales of E15 coming permanently to Minnesota, EPA says. But not until 2025.
Midwestern governors, including Gov. Tim Walz, had requested the federal agency allow sales of higher blends of ethanol for use by consumers during summer months.
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A wrongful conviction casts doubt on former Ramsey County medical examiner's methods. It's not the first time.
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Minnesota's top ag official denies allegations of discrimination made by white, male farmer
Last month, a Beltrami County farmer sued over a state-backed grant program aimed to help producers buy farmland, saying he was discriminated against because he was a white male.
Janitorial service breaks child labor laws at Iowa slaughterhouse, feds allege
New court filing says nine teens were working overnight at Sioux City plant.
Feral hogs not in Minnesota, new state report finds
But loose swine do run wild in state. Moreover, wild pigs live north of Minnesota's Canadian border, fueling concern about possible incursion down the road.
Union asks Minnesota meat processor to create child-welfare fund in wake of labor allegations
Amid contract negotiations with Tony Downs Foods in Madelia, the union calls for a novel response: pay for a fund for kids.
USDA says Minnesota farms are growing in size, but shrinking in number
Fewer farmers and farmland across America, as nation's agriculture industry continues to consolidate.