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Agriculture

Biodiesel industry sputtering

Biodiesel industry sputtering

These are tough times for farm-based renewable fuels. Biodiesel producers are being squeezed by high soybean prices. Some plants have closed.
by Mark Steil

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A shortage of hops has beer makers and beer drinkers worried

A shortage of hops has beer makers and beer drinkers worried

A shortage of hops means it's more expensive for brewers to make beer. That cost is expected to be passed on to beer drinkers in the coming year.
by Tim Post

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Free trade pressures the sugar industry

Free trade pressures the sugar industry

A trade deal that takes effect in January could challenge the U.S. sugar industry. Efforts to help the industry are stalled in Congress.
by Dan Gunderson

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Future of food: vaccines with a peel and printable sushi

MPR's Tom Crann talks to futurist Cecily Sommers about how tomorrow's food is being engineered today. Sommers says a banana a day could soon keep both the doctor and diseases away.

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Do we buy ethanol (in Minnesota) because we have to?

Do we buy ethanol (in Minnesota) because we have to?

Imagine you are driving through the Midwest and you need gasoline. Chances are that gas will have some level of ethanol in it. Many states have required ethanol without asking if consumers want it, or if it's environmentally sound.
by Sea Stachura

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Senate blocks $286B farm bill, likely stalling it until next year

Senate blocks $286B farm bill, likely stalling it until next year

Though politically popular, the bill stalled in a dispute between the parties over unrelated amendments that Republicans wanted to add. Democrats failed to get the 60 votes they needed to cut off debate on the measure.

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Senate farm bill stalls

Senate farm bill stalls

The Senate hopes to pass a new farm bill before leaving for their Thanksgiving break. Democrats will try to break an impasse over the measure today by limiting debate on the legislation.
by Mark Steil

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Ethanol celebrates a milestone

Ethanol celebrates a milestone

It was ten years ago that Minnesota became the first state to require a 10 percent blend of ethanol in all gas. Now, the industry is experiencing a glut and prices are in the dumper. So, is this fledgling industry mature enough so that our policies around it should change?
by Cara Hetland

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Allegations raise a stink over Mower County feedlot

Allegations raise a stink over Mower County feedlot

State officials are investigating possible official malfeasance in a dispute over a Mower County hog feedlot.
by Sea Stachura

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Bush names former ND governor as ag secretary

Bush names former ND governor as ag secretary

Edward Schafer, the grandson of Danish immigrants who farmed throughout their lives, gained extensive agricultural experience while serving as governor, from 1992 to 2000, of North Dakota where nearly 25 percent of its residents work as farmers and ranchers or are employed in farm-related jobs.

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