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This weekend's Minnesota Garlic Fest honors crop that's as fun to grow as it is to eat
Carl Rosen is one of the featured garlic growers at this weekend's festival. He is also a soil scientist with the University of Minnesota-Extension. He spoke with MPR News host Lisa Ryan about what makes a good bulb.
Concerns over federal tariffs and budget bill dominate Farmfest policy forum
Farming has never been easy, but this year seems especially challenging, with input costs rising, violent storms damaging crops and some commodity prices dropping. Those concerns took center stage at the annual Minnesota Farmfest, which is underway this week in the southern part of the state. 
Metro Transit proposing to end Northstar Commuter Rail in January
In a plan presented to members of the Metropolitan Council Wednesday, Metro Transit proposed ending Northstar Commuter Rail service after the Vikings’ last regular season game in January. It wants to replace the line with lower cost buses.
Minnesota Capitol adopts new security measures following July break-in
The Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday that members of the public would have more limited points of entry to the building and see more Capitol security officers beginning Wednesday.
'Early mover' in Feeding Our Future scam sentenced to 28 years
The Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office says Abdiaziz Farah played an important role in a conspiracy to fleece taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs out of hundreds of millions of dollars during the pandemic.
As new regents arrive, University of Minnesota faces a series of complicated challenges
Gov. Tim Walz is due to name four new members to the 12-person University of Minnesota Board of Regents soon. Those new members will face a barrage of challenging issues the university system, and higher education in general, are confronting.