agriculture
Minnesota AG's office negotiates safe living conditions for dairy workers in wage theft case
Evergreen Acres Dairy in Paynesville, which disputes the underlying charges, has agreed to stipulations while the case continues.
AI could help track farm country's carbon emissions, U study says
A new study from the University of Minnesota suggests a machine learning model could help solve the tricky question of where planet-warming gases are escaping from soil.
What to watch: Minnesota farmer shares her battle with alcoholism in PBS documentary, 'Greener Pastures'
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Baby goats in Minnesota infected with bird flu, concerning officials
It's the first time the virus has been found in a ruminant in the U.S., though officials say the risk to humans remains "extremely low."
Sugar prices keep climbing. Minnesota bakeries are suing sugar companies over it.
Edina-based United Sugar and Minnetonka-based Cargill are among the defendants in federal antitrust lawsuits.
Pigs' blood leaked from Hormel plant into storm water system in Austin, Minn.
Officials say the debris, released by faulty equipment at a pork processing plant, overwhelmed the city's system for several days.
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.
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.
Local
Despite success, Duluth mayor wants to review out-of-town tourism partnership
Charges say man stole evidence from many vehicles in secured MPD forensic garage
L.A. Times journalists attacked by Minnesota State Patrol reach $1.2M settlement
New surface parking lots in St. Paul would have to make room for EV chargers under proposed ordinance
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Business
North Memorial's Maple Grove Hospital expansion plans still on hold due to issues in Robbinsdale
Kraft Heinz earns federal money to decarbonize its Velveeta plant in Minnesota
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Some Minnesota cities want to impose fees on internet providers; customers could pay the price
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Cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before it collided with Baltimore bridge, officials say
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Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats' VP pick in 2000, dead at 82
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World
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 16, militant rockets kill 1 Israeli as cross-border violence soars
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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.
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.