Trading grain for health insuranceJanuary 19, 2006 4:15 PMCargill is launching a new program that encourages farmers to mix grain sales with health care. Cargill will help farmers pay for their medical bills through health savings accounts, in exchange for their grain contracts.
Local food touted as healthy alternativeDecember 27, 2005 1:10 PMSome people in northern Minnesota are making sure they know where their food comes from. They're eating only the food they can find that's grown within 250 miles of where they live.
Play53min 50secFraud on the farmNovember 29, 2005 11:20 AMA small number of farmers and insurance agents are defrauding the nation's crop insurance system by filing false claims. Some say the system is ripe for fraud.
Home for the harvestOctober 26, 2005 5:14 PMThe fall harvest is a time when everyone on the farm does their part. Sometimes the help comes from a long distance away.
Grain storage problems at elevatorsOctober 13, 2005 12:01 AMA big crop and transportation problems have many Minnesota elevators storing grain on the ground. One co-op in southwest Minnesota may store almost two million bushels of corn and soybeans outside.
Biodiesel requirement takes effectSeptember 29, 2005 12:01 AMState officials are celebrating the start of a new requirement Thursday that all diesel fuel sold in Minnesota contain 2 percent biodiesel.
Minnesota trying to contain bovine tuberculosis outbreakSeptember 28, 2005 5:05 PMThe Minnesota Board of Animal Health is working to contain the state's first bovine tuberculosis outbreak since 1971.
Katrina slows farm economySeptember 5, 2005 12:01 AMHurricane Katrina's impact reaches far beyond the gulf coast. As harvest approaches, Minnesota farmers are worried about the storm's effect on them.
Minnesota's oldest co-op store may closeAugust 10, 2005 5:23 PMOne of the oldest stores in Minnesota may close its doors. A group of farmers started the store in 1894.
Ethanol industry gets boost from energy billAugust 5, 2005 3:00 AMThe ethanol industry is a big winner in the new energy bill passed recently by Congress. The measure nearly doubles the required amount of renewable fuels used in gasoline. That translates into double the amount of ethanol needed to fulfill the standard in the next 10 years.