Agriculture

April 4, 2018 5:43 PM

Go vegan, save the world? Study highlights benefits of eating more plants

New research analyzes how much nutrition is "lost" when farmland is used to raise and feed animals, rather than grow plants for human consumption.

by Cody Nelson

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March 27, 2018 12:19 PM

Minnesota farmers endured 5th straight year of thin profits

A new report says bumper crops and occasional upticks in prices weren't enough to save most Minnesota farmers from a fifth straight year of thin profits in 2017.

by Associated Press

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February 27, 2018 2:37 PM

As milk prices decline, worries about dairy farmer suicides rise

The nation's dairy farmers are facing their fourth year of depressed milk prices. The outlook is so bleak, it's increased worries about farmer suicides. One recent outreach effort drew criticism.

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January 29, 2018 10:00 AM

U study: Wetlands key to keeping harmful nitrates out of waters

A new University of Minnesota study found wetlands are providing a significant water quality benefit by keeping nitrates from crop fertilizer out of rivers.

by Kirsti Marohn

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January 17, 2018 4:00 AM

Free nitrate tests meet farmer resistance in Brown County

Brown County recently became the first Minnesota county not to accept the Department of Agriculture program after citizens voiced concerns that the data could be used to target farmers for additional regulations.

by Kirsti Marohn

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January 3, 2018 4:00 AM

Northern Minnesota sheriff gets aggressive with wolves

The Kittson County sheriff says ranchers are angry with wolf killings of cattle, and that his office can investigate such reports better than state or federal authorities.

by Dan Gunderson

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December 26, 2017 4:00 AM

Inside the whiskey revolution in northern Minnesota

One craft distiller in Hallock, Minn., got a state grant to study how different rye varieties affect taste in whiskey. The results, he says, show promise for the state's booze industry.

by Dan Gunderson

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November 20, 2017 4:00 AM

Know your pork: Comparing 2 very different pig farms

Minnesota farmers marketed 16 million pigs last year. Here's a look at how 5,200 of them were raised at two farms with contrasting approaches.

by Cody Nelson

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November 13, 2017 12:20 PM

Minn. farmers' harvest hit hard by drifting weed killer

The controversial weed killer, dicamba, has cost Minnesota farmers millions of dollars this season. For many, there's no way to get compensated for their loss.

by Mark Steil

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November 7, 2017 4:00 AM

Photos: Minnesota farm family's corn harvest is labor of love

Nathan Collins calls the 10-hours-a-day fall corn harvest a vacation. Working the family farm at harvest time is far from easy, but it's a tradition with deep family roots.

by Evan Frost

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