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Agriculture

Minn. corn harvest now ahead of average

Minnesota's corn harvest is now ahead of the five-year average for the first time this season.

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Propane shortage for corn drying persists

Gov. Mark Dayton signed an emergency order Oct. 23 to allow truckers to work longer hours than normal delivering propane. That effort has helped, but not everywhere.
by Mark Steil

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Appetites: The decline of bees could change the way we eat

Appetites: The decline of bees could change the way we eat

Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl joined MPR's Tom Crann about what she learned writing about the decline of bees for Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine.
by Tom Crann

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Farmers make rapid harvest progress

Minnesota farmers are making rapid progress on the fall harvest after a slow start to the growing season.

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Food stamps, milk prices on table in farm talks

Members of the House and Senate are scheduled to begin long-awaited negotiations on the five-year, roughly $500 billion bill this week. If they don't finish it, dairy supports could expire at the end of the year and send the price of a gallon of milk skyward.

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Report: Meat producers ignore pleas for health, environmental reform

The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future this week scolded the animal agriculture industry again with a review of how it has fared in the five years since the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production released its original report.

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Propane supplies tighten, prompt emergency order

Minnesota's corn crop is coming in much later than last year and the harvest is much more wet, which puts more pressure on propane supplies used to fuel dryers.
by Jon Collins

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Arkansas aims to make edamame as American as apple pie

A Texas-based Asian foods importer chose Arkansas to build its company, called American Vegetable Soybean and Edamame Inc., here. Raymond Chung, the chief financial officer, says one reason is because plenty of local farmers are willing to grow the non-genetically modified vegetable soybeans.

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Minnesota farmers see bountiful harvests and lower profits

Minnesota farmers see bountiful harvests and lower profits

For livestock producers, the trends are a welcome relief after some tough years. They buy a lot of grain to feed their animals and the falling prices will reduce their costs and boost profits. But for grain farmers, slipping prices will shrink profit margins.
by Mark Steil

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Can millet take on quinoa? First, it'll need a makeover

The grain hasn't quite taken off yet, partly because of perception issues. But farmers are optimistic that the grain, which is high in protein and gluten-free, can compete with quinoa.

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