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Senate rejects Klobuchar's attempt to limit farm payments

Senate rejects Klobuchar's attempt to limit farm payments

The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected Minn. Sen. Amy Klobuchar's amendment to limit farm bill payments.
by Mark Steil

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Farm bill will influence food shelf future

Farm bill will influence food shelf future

The slow-down in passing a new Farm Bill has left increasingly needy food shelves and food stamp recipients in the lurch.
by Sea Stachura

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Curt Ellis meets King Corn

Curt Ellis meets King Corn

When Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney left college they both felt they weren't ready for desk jobs. Since they like to eat, they wanted to learn more about where our food comes from. They planted an acre of corn in Iowa and filmed what they learned. The resulting documentary is called "King Corn."
by Euan Kerr

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Mayo Clinic doctors examine sick pork handlers

Mayo Clinic doctors examine sick pork handlers

Doctors at the Mayo Clinic say they suspect direct contact with pig brains may have caused to the neurological illnesses of workers at Quality Pork Processing in Austin, Minn. Last week the Minnesota Department of Health revealed 11 workers are exhibiting symptoms.
by Sea Stachura

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Farmland is now the hot real estate deal

Farmland is now the hot real estate deal

Farmland prices are rising rapidly. The trend reminds some of the bubble that burst back in the 1980s, setting up many farm foreclosures. Others see nothing but dollar signs on the horizon.
by Dan Gunderson

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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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