Agriculture

Farmers say relisting wolves means losses
Minnesota farmers and ranchers are angry about a recent court ruling that put the wolf back on the endangered species list.
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.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange to close trading floor
The Exchange says it will close its floor trading Dec. 19, because of the trend nationwide toward electronic trading.
PETA: Manager still at farm where pigs were abused
The manager of an Iowa hog farm where an animal rights group shot video of workers abusing pigs is still on the job, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said Tuesday.
Crop report may influence food prices
A government report out today may influence the prices consumers pay for food in coming months.
USDA allows 'split status' for bovine TB in Minn.
The split status is expected to help most of Minnesota's producers by lessening costly testing requirements for the disease.
Excel Dairy still below air quality standards
Minnesota Health Department officials meet with Marshall County to report on the continuing problems with air quality issues around the Excel Dairy.
Farmers and ranchers upset with wolf ruling
Many Upper Midwest livestock producers are dissapointed with a federal court ruling that returns the gray wolf to protected status in the region.