Agriculture

November 10, 2011 5:57 PM

Grain traders get tied up in MF Global bankruptcy

Fallout from the collapse of MF Global is spreading worldwide, including to grain elevators and commodity traders in Minnesota, who have had funds frozen that the grain traders say they need to stay in business.

by Mark Steil

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November 9, 2011 7:59 PM

Minnesota crop estimates show declines from 2010

Production and yield estimates for Minnesota's major crops are showing declines from last year's record harvests.

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November 9, 2011 7:15 PM

Grain elevators operators dragged down by MF Global woes,

Some Minnesota grain elevators have found themselves dragged by the bankruptcy of MF Global. The two are linked by grain futures contracts.

by Mark Steil

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November 9, 2011 1:00 PM

USDA downgrads Minn.'s soybean, corn crop

Minnesota farmers saw this year's weather problems reflected in the U.S. Department of Agriculture reduced harvest estimate.

by Mark Steil

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November 9, 2011 8:29 AM

Drought will hurt crop yields

Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Steil reports on the news in southwestern Minnesota. One of the stories he's been following is a new report out this morning from the U.S. Agriculture Department. It's the agency's latest estimate of the size of the harvest. And he has news about a town where no one, apparently, wants to run for office. He checked in with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer.

by Mark Steil

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November 8, 2011 4:00 AM

Quick turn to dry weather helps, hurts farmland

Much of Minnesota has gone from too wet to too dry, as spring floods have given way to fall drought. The quick turn to dry conditions this summer helped and hurt farmers.

by Mark Steil

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November 7, 2011 6:54 PM

Farm-state lawmakers push new farm subsidy

Corn and soybean farmers are pushing for - and Congress is moving to create - a whole new subsidy that could maintain farm incomes at a nearly four-decade high should prices fall or crops be destroyed by weather.

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November 7, 2011 3:59 PM

Minnesota farmers finish corn, sunflower harvests

In its final weekly crop-weather report for Minnesota this season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says corn was 98 percent harvested as of Sunday.

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November 4, 2011 10:20 AM

Proposed Farm Program Cuts Affect Minnesota Farmers

Leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees plan to propose cuts to the country's farm subsidy programs. Those cuts could affect Minnesota, the fourth largest agricultural producing state in the nation.

by Phil Picardi