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Livestock farmers say ethanol eats too much corn

Livestock farmers say ethanol eats too much corn

Livestock farmers are demanding a change in the nation's ethanol policy, claiming current rules could lead to higher meat prices if corn growers have a bad year.

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U study: Global food demand could double by 2050

A new study from the University of Minnesota projects that global food demand could double by 2050.
by Matt Sepic

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Farmers ready to make some fiscal sacrifices, group says

Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation president Kevin Paap says delegates to the organization's 93rd Annual Meeting this weekend were focused on federal farm legislation.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Prices of farmland still on the rise

Prices of farmland still on the rise

The price of Midwest farmland continues to surge higher at a near record pace, according to the Federal Reserve Bank, with some land being sold for $10,000 per acre or more.

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Cargill heir dies in Calif.

Cargill MacMillan Jr., the billionaire heir to an agribusiness fortune, has died in California. He was 84.

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Grain traders get tied up in MF Global bankruptcy

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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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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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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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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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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