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Grants will help create pollinator pathways in Minnesota

Grants will help create pollinator pathways in Minnesota

More than $1 million in grants to 10 local organizations will help expand pollinator habitat in Minnesota. The Pollinator Pathways grants are part of the popular Lawns to Legumes program.
by Dan Gunderson

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Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging deer farm regulations

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging deer farm regulations

A federal judge rejected deer farmers legal challenge of new state regulations on the industry. On Wednesday the judge dismissed the lawsuit challenging new laws passed by the Legislature in 2023.
by Dan Gunderson

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U.S. Senate candidates give closing arguments at Farmfest ahead of Tuesday’s primary

U.S. Senate candidates give closing arguments at Farmfest ahead of Tuesday’s primary

Farmfest, an agricultural trade show, has become a rite of passage for politicians to talk with rural constituents in farm country. The forum was the last chance for voters to see the U.S. Senate candidates on the same stage before Tuesday’s primary.
by Clay Masters

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Minnesota Farmer’s Union president on stalled Farm Bill, weather extremes and Walz veepstakes

Minnesota Farmer’s Union president on stalled Farm Bill, weather extremes and Walz veepstakes

U.S. Congress has to pass — or at least pass an extension of — the 2018 Farm Bill by Sept. 30, but talks have stalled after months of party-line debate.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Growing people, not crops, is the goal of a Moorhead farm

Growing people, not crops, is the goal of a Moorhead farm

The Red River Valley is well known for large farms growing an abundance of corn, soybeans and sugar beets. But there’s a unique farm near Moorhead that’s finding success by focusing on a very different kind of growth: human skills and knowledge.
by Dan Gunderson

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Cargill, U of M team up on oil seed crop expansion effort

Cargill, U of M team up on oil seed crop expansion effort

University of Minnesota researchers and agri-business Cargill are joining forces in an effort to increase production of biofuel crops in the region.
by Dan Gunderson

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Sheepish solar symbiosis: Two very different industries work together on the green energy transition

Sheepish solar symbiosis: Two very different industries work together on the green energy transition

New players are entering the field to help with the green energy transition by literally chowing down on the fields. It’s through the growing collaboration between solar developers and sheep farmers. 
by Hannah Yang

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Don Wyse remembered as early champion of sustainable agriculture research in Minnesota

Don Wyse remembered as early champion of sustainable agriculture research in Minnesota

University of Minnesota professor Don Wyse, a proponent of sustainable agricultural practices, died Tuesday. Wyse co-founded the Forever Green Initiative, a project to research new, more sustainable crops for Minnesota farmers.
by Dan Gunderson

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Struggling with falling demand for farm equipment, Deere & Co. announces nearly 600 layoffs

Struggling with falling demand for farm equipment, Deere & Co. announces nearly 600 layoffs

Deere is laying off nearly 600 workers as the farm equipment manufacturer deals with declining demand. Deere said the production positions being cut are concentrated at two factories in Iowa and one at its home base in Moline, Illinois, where 280 employees will be laid off effective Aug. 30.
by The Associated Press

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Farmers assess crop damage from heavy rain and flood water

Farmers assess crop damage from heavy rain and flood water

Some farm crops will be lost to floodwater this summer and other areas could see reduced yield because of saturated soil that stresses plants.
by Dan Gunderson

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