Business and Economic News

Farmers' Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges
Farmers’ Almanac said Thursday that its 2026 edition will be its last, citing the growing financial challenges of producing and distributing the book in today’s “chaotic media environment.”
Appeals court upholds Twin Cities Home Depot’s ban on Black Lives Matter insignia
A federal appeals court panel ruled Thursday that managers of a Twin Cities Home Depot did nothing illegal when they banned an employee from wearing a Black Lives Matter slogan on their uniform.
Some Midwest soybeans are headed to China. But farmers still need other buyers
Some Midwestern soybean farmers are selling their beans to be crushed and turned into soybean meal and oil. But economists say domestic processing won’t be enough to offset the drop in Chinese demand.
A greener way to go? More people are rethinking what happens to their body after death
As people look for environmentally friendly ways to live, some are asking if death can be sustainable, too. MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about the growing interest in natural burials, water-based cremation and other green funeral practices. 
‘A very dim future’: Delayed and reduced SNAP benefits hurt MN’s small town grocery stores
Minnesota’s SNAP recipients will receive a reduced amount of benefits this month, but it’s not clear when or how much they will get to buy food. And the benefits are already delayed, leaving many people scrambling to find enough to eat.
Lawsuit alleges Hermantown kept public in dark over data center proposal
The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and a grassroots group called "Stop the Hermantown Data Center" filed the lawsuit. It alleges the city's review didn't describe the proposal as a data center, and failed to provide details about the project's potential environmental impacts.