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Honeybee deaths rose last year. Here's why farmers would go bust without bees

Honeybee deaths rose last year. Here's why farmers would go bust without bees

Beekeepers lost nearly half of their honeybee colonies last year. Without bees, farmers can't grow the fruits and plants that feed us. So farmers are working harder to get their crops pollinated.
by Allison Aubrey

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Officials express 'cautious optimism' Windom plant will soon reopen

Officials express 'cautious optimism' Windom plant will soon reopen

State officials say the new owners are assessing the shuttered HyLife plant and weighing equipment upgrades. Minnesota’s agriculture commissioner says the plant, which employed more than 1,000 people before closing on June 2, could reopen within months.
by Hannah Yang

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Minnesota, Wisconsin dairy farmers face oversaturated market, temporarily cut-off sewer service

Minnesota, Wisconsin dairy farmers face oversaturated market, temporarily cut-off sewer service

Dairy farmers around the region are facing an oversaturated market. It’s been made worse for some farmers in the region when the Metropolitan Council temporarily cut off sewer service to the Hastings Creamery.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Honey bee losses continue to plague beekeepers

Honey bee losses continue to plague beekeepers

An annual survey of beekeepers shows higher than average honey bee losses over the past year despite beekeepers taking more steps to keep their bees healthy.
by Dan Gunderson

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Expanding drought conditions stressing crops in parts of Minnesota

Expanding drought conditions stressing crops in parts of Minnesota

Drought has been a recurring foe for Minnesota farmers over the past few years. But this growing season, the problem has started abnormally early in parts of the state.
by Olivia Stevens

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Chef Sammi Loo's Ootori Sushi, Mezza 9 bring international flavors to Rochester

Chef Sammi Loo's Ootori Sushi, Mezza 9 bring international flavors to Rochester

The Appetites tour wrapped up in Rochester. MPR News host Tom Crann met with restaurateur Sammi Loo to talk about her journey from sushi to pastries and all things food in Med City.
by Tom Crann, Heidi Raschke and Nicole Johnson

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Drought affects Minnesota strawberry growers; fewer pick-your-own options this summer

Drought affects Minnesota strawberry growers; fewer pick-your-own options this summer

Minnesotans may notice fewer options for strawberry picking this summer. Some pick-your-own farms are ready to welcome visitors, but the dry conditions across the state have contributed to a poor yield for others.
by Olivia Stevens

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Keng Dechawuth shares recipes, stories from his Puposky Pearl mushroom farm near Bemidji

Keng Dechawuth shares recipes, stories from his Puposky Pearl mushroom farm near Bemidji

Appetites visited Bemidji, Minn., and MPR News host Tom Crann talked with restaurateur Keng Dechawuth to discover how he “pays it forward” to his workers.
by Tom Crann, Megan Burks and Nicole Johnson

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Sky-high egg prices are finally coming back down to Earth

Sky-high egg prices are finally coming back down to Earth

The industry is recovering from a massive bird flu outbreak and high inflation rates, but prices may not fall to what they once were.
by Joe Hernandez

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