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HyLife plant closes in Windom; company says new buyer doesn't intend to retain workers

HyLife plant closes in Windom; company says new buyer doesn't intend to retain workers

More than 1,000 workers will lose their jobs in the plant closure, including half who are in the U.S. on work visas connected to employment at the company. The City of Windom and social service agencies are working to help employees.
by Hannah Yang

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Local businesses prep for legal cannabis plants, possession come August

Local businesses prep for legal cannabis plants, possession come August

In just a couple of months, Minnesotans will be able to grow their own cannabis plants and local businesses are eager to help them get started. But there is one thing they can’t sell — cannabis seed.
by Dan Gunderson

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HyLife H-2B employees face unknown future

As the auction selling the HyLife pork processing plant in Windom launches, about half of the plant’s 1,000 workers face an uncertain future.
by Hannah Yang

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Lawmakers approve tougher enforcement, penalties for water permit violators

Lawmakers approve tougher enforcement, penalties for water permit violators

The bill gives state regulators stronger authority to crack down on violators who pump more water than they're permitted. Farmers worry they could face hefty fines if they overdraw to keep their crops alive during a drought.
by Kirsti Marohn

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New fund protects farmers when grain buyers fail

New fund protects farmers when grain buyers fail

A new Minnesota law will help protect farmers when they sell grain to a business that fails. The law creates a dedicated fund to reimburse farmers when a grain elevator goes bust and they don't get paid.
by Dan Gunderson

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Supreme Court backs California law for more space for pigs

Supreme Court backs California law for more space for pigs

While Californians consume 13 percent of the pork eaten in the United States, nearly 100 percent of it comes from hogs raised outside the state, including in Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and North Carolina.
by The Associated Press

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Ag exports critical to Minnesota in a changing world

Ag exports critical to Minnesota in a changing world

Minnesota's agriculture industry had a record-breaking year for exports last year. The state is a leading producer of many farm commodities like soybeans and corn, and exports to other countries are a key part of the ag economy. A complex web of connections moves those crops around the world.
by Dan Gunderson

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Rare good news for butterflies — but pesticides still a big worry

Rare good news for butterflies — but pesticides still a big worry

A widely used class of insecticides is known to harm both native bees and honeybees. But a new University of Minnesota study finds the neonicotinoid insecticides have little effect on adult Monarch butterflies.
by Dan Gunderson

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