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Agriculture

Spreading the word about manure

Spreading the word about manure

More farmers are using manure to beat the high cost of commercial fertilizer. The practice brings with it environmental issues.
by Mark Steil

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Reseeding the prairie

Reseeding the prairie

The number of prairie areas in Minnesota is slowly increasing. Each fall the state reseeds hundreds of acres of marginal farmland and other parcels of land with native prairie plants.
by Mark Steil

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Starting a new life "900 Miles from Nowhere"

Starting a new life "900 Miles from Nowhere"

A new book blows some dust off the history of the Great Plains. "900 Miles from Nowhere" reveals the lives of early homesteaders through their own letters and photos.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Crops bounce back for a strong harvest

Crops bounce back for a strong harvest

Minnesota's corn and soybean farmers are harvesting decent yields following a year of weather uncertainties. There's was too much rain, then too little. A mid-summer drought nearly ruined the October finish.
by Mark Steil

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Harvest looks healthy despite summer drought

Harvest looks healthy despite summer drought

Minnesota farmers are reaping an average harvest despite a scorching summer. MPR's Cathy Wurzer discussed this fall's harvest with Doug Holen of the University of Minnesota Extension Service.

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Organic farmers meet special standards to elude E. coli

Cathy Wurzer spoke with Jim Riddle, organic outreach coordinator at the University of Minnesota about special standards that organic farmers have.

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Ethanol makers search for cheaper raw material

Ethanol makers search for cheaper raw material

There could be a major change underway in how ethanol is made. Several companies want to start producing the alcohol fuel from plant fiber. Most ethanol now is made from corn. How likely is the transition to what's called cellulose ethanol?
by Mark Steil

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A timeline of the ethanol industry

A timeline of the ethanol industry.

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Where the groundwater is

This map shows where the major groundwater aquifers are in Minnesota, compared to where the ethanol plants are located.

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