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Will the government help farmers adapt to a changing climate?

Will the government help farmers adapt to a changing climate?

The livelihoods of farmers and ranchers are intimately tied to weather and the environment. But they may no longer be able to depend on government research to help them adapt to climate change.
by Luke Runyon

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Iowa farmers won water pollution court fight; water still polluted

Iowa farmers won water pollution court fight; water still polluted

The Des Moines Water Works went to court to force farmers to pay the costs of cleaning the city's drinking water. A federal judge recently tossed the case but left a vital question unanswered.
by Mark Steil

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Farmers market season returns

Farmers market season returns

The Minneapolis Farmers Market on Lyndale Avenue got started last week, and the market in downtown St. Paul kicks off next week.

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Minnesota farmers optimistic, realistic as spring planting nears

Minnesota farmers optimistic, realistic as spring planting nears

The state's growers face their fourth straight year of low grain prices as they get ready for spring planting. It's forced some out of business. But most are surviving and looking ahead despite the cloudy future.
by Mark Steil

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Bird flu outbreaks elsewhere put Minnesota farm country on edge

Bird flu outbreaks elsewhere put Minnesota farm country on edge

Bird flu cases discovered this past week in Tennessee and Wisconsin have prompted a new wave of anxiety for turkey and chicken growers.
by Mark Steil

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Free of bird flu for now, Minnesota keeps wary eye on global outbreaks

Free of bird flu for now, Minnesota keeps wary eye on global outbreaks

Minnesota poultry farmers have so far avoided a repeat of the 2015 flu epidemic that decimated local flocks. But its spread in Europe and Asia is making producers and scientists nervous.
by Mark Steil

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Minn. farmers, business leaders lament Pacific trade deal's demise

President Donald Trump on Monday officially ended U.S. participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Many Minnesota businesses saw the proposed deal as a way to boost exports to Asian markets. Other groups, though, applauded Trump's move.
by Mark Steil

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Source: Trump picks former Ga. Gov. Perdue to lead USDA

Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, 70, would be the first Southerner to lead the Agriculture Department in more than two decades.
by Associated Press

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Minnesota farmers say Dayton plan to curb runoff is laced with problems

Minnesota farmers say Dayton plan to curb runoff is laced with problems

Gov. Mark Dayton sees the state law requiring 50-foot grassy buffer strips along most Minnesota water bodies as part of his environmental legacy. Farmers call it too costly and unworkable. Minnesota's senior U.S. House member agrees.
by Mark Steil

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Seeing problems on the horizon, counties seek delay in buffer law

Seeing problems on the horizon, counties seek delay in buffer law

Minnesota county officials want to delay the state's new buffer law. The law, set to take effect in November 2017, requires strips of permanent vegetation on edge of streams, lakes and some ditches.
by Dan Gunderson

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