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Agriculture

Farm income in Minnesota dropped sharply in 2009

Farm income in Minnesota dropped sharply in 2009

Minnesota farmers took a financial bruising last year after posting some of the highest income levels ever in 2008. Farm income in the state fell to an eight-year low in 2009, down by almost two-thirds from the previous year. That stress is showing up in farmhouses across the state.
by Mark Steil

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Ethanol industry stepping up its influence in Washington

Ethanol industry stepping up its influence in Washington

Is corn-based ethanol fuel the wave of the future, creating domestic jobs and vital to the nation's energy supply? Or is it a taxpayer boondoggle responsible for higher food prices? For some in Washington, the answers to those questions have changed.

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Rep. Peterson wants a more efficient farm bill

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chair said he's starting work this spring on the 2012 farm bill.
by Dan Gunderson

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Dry, warm March has farmers out in their fields early

Dry, warm March has farmers out in their fields early

Despite a wet fall, and then heavy snow, a dry, warm March got farmers going much earlier than anyone could have hoped for. For some, the early field work includes a rare spring harvest.
by Mark Steil

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Minn. corn, soy acreage expected to hold steady

Minnesota farmers plan to plant about as much corn and soybeans as they did last year, but less wheat and sugarbeets.

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DNR asks feds to remove gray wolf from endangered list

DNR asks feds to remove gray wolf from endangered list

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials want the federal government to remove the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened species.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Disaster aid offered to farmers in 37 MN counties

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making disaster aid available to farmers in 37 Minnesota counties, mostly in the northern two-thirds of the state.

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Justice Dept. looks into competition in agriculture

Justice Dept. looks into competition in agriculture

The Obama Administration is fulfilling its pledge to take a close look at monopoly-like concentrations in key U.S. industries, among them agriculture.
by Mark Steil

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More Minn. schools buy food from local farms

A new survey says the number of Minnesota school districts buying fresh food from local farms is growing.

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