Agriculture

In visit to Minnesota, Pence touts Trump trade policy
During stops in Glyndon, Minn., and St. Paul, Vice President Mike Pence tried to build support for President Trump's tariffs and his plan to replace NAFTA.
Pence to plug trade deal to Minnesota farmers, steelworkers
White House officials say Vice President Mike Pence plans to visit Minnesota to talk with farmers and steelworkers about the status of a trade deal with Mexico and Canada.
Podcast tackles 'how to not let the farm wreck your marriage' and other farm stresses
Farm income is the lowest it's been since 1995, and that's caused a lot of stress. The Red River Farm Network and Minnesota Department of Agriculture hope to help with a new podcast.
Sanders calls for breaking up big agriculture monopolies
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Sunday proposed a sweeping agriculture and rural investment plan to break up big agriculture monopolies and shift farm subsidies toward small family farmers.
Crow Wing Co. deer farm closed, deer euthanized after positive CWD test
All the deer on a Crow Wing County farm where chronic wasting disease was confirmed more than two years ago have been euthanized, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health announced this week.
A look at Minnesota farming in 7 charts
Minnesota remains one of the country's top agricultural states, even as the number of farms continues to decline, according to new data released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Agriculture report shows fewer but larger farms in U.S.
The latest Census of Agriculture shows the number of farms and ranches in the U.S. has fallen but the remaining operations are larger and are responsible for a higher percentage of agricultural sales.
As weeds outsmart the latest weedkillers, farmers are running out of options
In the long-running war between farmers and weeds, it's advantage, weeds. Scientists in Kansas have found examples of the dreaded pigweed that are immune to the newest weed-killing technologies.
South Dakota veterinary program aims to fill rural shortage
South Dakota State University is creating a new veterinary program with the University of Minnesota to address a shortage of rural care in the region.