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Agriculture

Minn. officials issue advisory for alfalfa sprouts

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is issuing a consumer advisory for Jack & The Green Sprouts brand alfalfa after routine testing found a package contained salmonella.

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Ag census shows number of Minn. farms holds stable

Ag census shows number of Minn. farms holds stable

The traditional family farm is getting more scarce and large farms are producing more and more of our food. That's one of the findings of the 2007 Census of Agriculture, released today by the U.S. Agriculture Department. But the census also indicates there's still hope for smaller operations.
by Mark Steil

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Iowa slaughterhouse manager faces charges

Iowa slaughterhouse manager faces charges

Nearly a thousand new charges have been filed in the state's prosecution of alleged child labor violations at a northeast Iowa kosher meatpacking plant.

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Peanut butter probe expands; takes on new urgency

Federal food safety officials say 85 food companies have purchased peanut products from the Georgia facility under investigation in the latest salmonella outbreak.

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Farmers feel penalized by Green Acres program

Farmers feel penalized by Green Acres program

Changes in Minnesota's Green Acres program have some farmers preparing to plow up wetlands and cut down windbreaks.
by Sea Stachura

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Minnesota farmer is attached to his yak

Minnesota farmer is attached to his yak

A central Minnesota farmer has a steady niche business with yak. John Hooper of Cold Spring has the largest herd of the long-haired bovine in the eastern half of the country.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Crop report: Corn harvest nearly complete

Minimal amounts of precipitation last week allowed Minnesota farmers to nearly complete this season's harvest.

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Minnesota farms to harvest 500,000 Christmas trees

Minnesota farms to harvest 500,000 Christmas trees

The scent of a freshly cut Christmas tree is one of those signature holiday memories.

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Turf wars: New rules coming for organic dairy herds

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.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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High-tech camera will take crop photos from space

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.
by Tom Crann

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