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Agriculture

Old farm machinery harvesting high prices

Old farm machinery harvesting high prices

For a good example of what might seem an out-of-control tractor market, one need only look to a chilly, rain-soaked auction last March in southwest Minnesota.
by Mark Steil

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Meat groups sue USDA over meat labeling rule

Requiring meat labels to have more details about a product's origins is too costly and serves no public health or safety benefit, industry groups said, announcing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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EU-U.S. trade: GMO crops a thorny issue

Genetically modified crops will be one of many thorny issues taken up when the U.S. and the European Union sit down to negotiate the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership -- or T-TIP -- in Washington this week. The ambitious free-trade deal could form the world's largest single market. It promises to create thousands of new jobs and generate tens of billions of dollars of additional trade.

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Corn prices fall after USDA planting report

Corn prices fall after USDA planting report

Corn prices fell after the U.S. Agriculture Department indicated farmers have planted more acres nationwide than estimated earlier.
by Mark Steil

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Avocado-fed pork? Why animal feed is going gourmet

Peanuts, flax, sprouts and avocados: It's not the menu at a health food deli, but the menu inside some barns. What's more, many farmers experimenting with these gourmet feeds are growing the ingredients themselves.

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Farmers warn of high milk prices without farm bill

Dairy farmers expressed frustration this week with Congress' failure to pass a farm bill, saying the uncertainty made it hard to do business and some could go under without changes to the federal milk program.

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USDA: Wet spring won't affect predicted corn crop

The U.S. Department of Agriculture shocked farmers, grain analysts and market traders Friday with a report that shows no reduction in the number of acres planted in corn, despite a soggy spring.

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What the rise of cage-free eggs means for chickens

What the rise of cage-free eggs means for chickens

The typical life of an egg-laying chicken is beginning to change dramatically. Animal welfare groups have long been campaigning against cages. They are succeeding, and this is where the change starts.

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Wet week holds up Minnesota crop progress

Another week of wet weather has held up crop progress across Minnesota.

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