Some USDA programs have been mired in inequity. A panel's final report offers changesFebruary 22, 2024 12:20 PMBy Ximena Bustillo An equity commission created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released over 60 recommendations it says will finally bring more fairness to policies affecting farming and rural America.
EPA will allow farmers to spray dicamba after court blocks useFebruary 15, 2024 10:41 AMBy Dan GundersonAfter a judge blocked use of the herbicide dicamba, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it will allow farmers to use existing stocks of the chemical this year.
Play8min 02sec'Just a teeny little trickle': Checking in on maple syrup flows in unusually warm JanuaryJanuary 31, 2024 2:11 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa KuznetsovJim Morrison, owner of Sapsucker Farms in Mora, drilled a hole and tapped his maple trees Wednesday morning to see if they are ready to flow.
Play7min 57secPrisoners in the U.S. are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brandsJanuary 30, 2024 8:35 AMBy The Associated PressIn a sweeping two-year investigation, The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola.
Play4min 14secWhen it comes to climate warming, cow burps are no joke January 18, 2024 4:00 AMBy Dan GundersonAnimal agriculture is the largest source of the climate-warming gas methane in Minnesota. Researchers are looking for ways to reduce methane at the source — a cow’s stomach. The science is promising, but a quick solution is unlikely.
Play3min 53secLawmaker: Raise fertilizer fees to help pay cost of nitrate pollutionJanuary 5, 2024 4:00 AMBy Kirsti MarohnDFL Rep. Rick Hansen says farmers should pay higher fees for nitrogen fertilizer, the source of the majority of nitrate contamination in southeast Minnesota. Farm groups oppose the idea.
Minnesota Farm Bureau seeks to engage urban ag producersJanuary 2, 2024 4:00 AMBy Dan GundersonThe Minnesota Farm Bureau is hosting its first urban agriculture conference this month in St. Paul. The century old ag organization is expanding efforts to advocate for farmers of all sizes.
Play3min 57secSix months after HyLife shut down, former workers hope for ‘better life’ if plant reopensJanuary 2, 2024 4:00 AMBy Hannah YangHalf a year after the plant closed at short notice, laid-off workers and the city itself await the reopening of the pork processor under new ownership. However, the local residents have more questions than answers.
Play4min 26secThe Hamas attack left many Israeli farms abandoned — some worry forever December 24, 2023 8:04 AMBy Scott Neuman In some of the farm communities hardest hit during the Oct. 7 attack, volunteers from Israel and around the world are arriving to fill the gap left by workers who are no longer there.
Wisconsin researchers find efficient way to extract ammonia from livestock manureDecember 18, 2023 4:00 AMBy Dan GundersonUniversity of Wisconsin researchers say the discovery has the potential to significantly reduce air emissions and water pollution from manure that’s applied to farm fields.