Agriculture

Turf wars: New rules coming for organic dairy herds
A long struggle over what kind of milk can be called organic is coming to a head. The USDA is proposing new rules to that are meant to close a loophole that has allowed some huge feedlots to sell their milk as organic, even though their cows rarely grazed on fresh grass.
High-tech camera will take crop photos from space
When the Space Shuttle Endeavour blasts off just before 7 p.m. Friday night, it will be carrying a powerful camera that's designed to help farmers in the upper midwest.
Illness means final harvest for family farmer
Fall is a time for endings, as the growing season concludes and farm families gather their harvest. For one southern Minnesota farmer, illness has added an extra measure of finality to the season.
Corn harvest slow this year in Minnesota
It has been a damp October, and that is bad news for many Minnesota corn farmers, who are trying to get their crops out of the field.
Sugar beet harvest nears end
American Crystal Sugar Co. is wrapping up its sugar beet harvest in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota.