Agriculture

Dan Gunderson, longtime MPR journalist and master Minnesota storyteller, retires
Dan Gunderson spent nearly four decades covering the people, communities and places of northwestern Minnesota. For the past year, he’s been highlighting everyday Minnesotans doing inspiring things for the series, “Wander & Wonder.”
Rate cuts and China developments bring good news to Minnesota’s farmers
President Donald Trump says China has agreed to purchase "tremendous amounts" of soybeans and other agricultural products from the United States, signaling the end of its trade-war fueled boycott. Plus, Federal Reserve interest rate cuts also bring good news to American farmers.
Speaking in Minnesota, former EPA leader says clashes between farm groups and environmentalists are unnecessary
Michael Regan was the EPA administrator under President Biden, who signed legislation encouraging private and public investment in clean energy.
Brazilian farmers beef up soybean production as China halts business with U.S. during trade fight
Brazilian farmers are increasing soybean production as the U.S. and China engage in a trade fight. The conflict has shut American soybeans out of the Chinese market, leading China to seek more Brazilian supply. China’s customs body reported no U.S. soybean imports in September, a first since November 2018. 
How the craft flour movement could be a boon to farmers and Indian Country
As U.S. wheat farmers face painful losses in the global market due to President Trump's policies, one domestic flour mill on a reservation in Oregon is expanding its production twelvefold.
USDA is reopening some 2,100 offices to help farmers access $3B in aid despite the ongoing shutdown
The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing government shutdown to help farmers and ranchers get access to $3 billion of aid from existing programs.