Agriculture

It's strawberry season in Minnesota.
Minnesota plant will produce fertilizer from wind
The winds sweeping across the Northern Plains could soon help farmers fertilize their crops of corn, wheat and sorghum.
Hoophouses help farmers extend their growing season
New USDA-funded "hoophouses" are helping farmers beat the cold and allowing them to extended their growing season and bring produce to market earlier in the year.
A state investigation has found a fifth person who was sickened after drinking raw milk from a dairy farm near Gibbon.
Raw milk advocates worry about crackdown after E. coli outbreak
Consumers of raw dairy products are worried about a crackdown, after four people got sick from drinking unpasteurized milk tainted with E. coli. Minnesota law allows farmers to sell their raw milk occasionally and directly at the farms where it's produced. But many people buy raw dairy products at underground drop sites.
Minn. couple turn planting into a growing success
Jason and Jolene Moen saw a solution to their garden bounty when a friend, a member of a local Community Supported Agriculture, suggested starting their own CSA.
Minnesota Health Department officials are warning consumers about potential E. coli contamination in raw milk sold by the Hartmann Dairy farm in Gibbon.
April was an especially good month for dairy farmers in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
A national advocacy group plans to challenge Lake Elmo's ban on selling produce that's not homegrown.