Stay Curious. Stay Connected.
MailNewsletters♡Donate Now

Agriculture

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

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

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Free nitrate tests meet farmer resistance in Brown County

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

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Northern Minnesota sheriff gets aggressive with wolves

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

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Inside the whiskey revolution in northern Minnesota

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

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Know your pork: Comparing 2 very different pig farms

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

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Minn. farmers' harvest hit hard by drifting weed killer

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

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

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

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

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Minnesota on track for record wheat yields

Minnesota on track for record wheat yields

Regional wheat breeding programs have helped double yields since 1995, University of Minnesota researchers say.
by Dan Gunderson

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Minnesota ranchers welcome more federal cash to stop wolves

Minnesota ranchers welcome more federal cash to stop wolves

The USDA has freed up money to trap and kill wolves in Minnesota that eat beef cattle and other domestic animals. Farmers around Nimrod, Minn., say it's absolutely needed.
by John Enger

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Wet autumn tests farmers, delays harvest

Wet autumn tests farmers, delays harvest

It's been a wet fall, and Minnesota farmers are running behind on harvesting the state's two primary crops, corn and soybeans. The delay means harvest could bump up against the first snow.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!