agriculture

MINNEAPOLIS -- The federal government wants to save taxpayers billions of dollars by reducing spending on crop insurance after years of big profits by insurers, but the industry claims the...

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Median net farm income dropped 63 percent in 2009 among more than 3,000 Minnesota farms, a new joint report by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system and University of...

Due to the late harvest last fall, many fields did not receive fall tillage or fertilizers. Residue is light in color and reflects the sunlight, which slows soil warm-up. This...

BUFFALO LAKE -- The Minnesota Energy ethanol plant in Buffalo Lake is closing, putting 20 people out of work. The decision to suspend ethanol production was a difficult and painful...

WILLMAR -- The water quality study evaluating runoff from farmland near Blomkest and stormwater from the city of Willmar shows that the farmland is contributing less pollutants, in seven of...

With field work just around the corner, now is the time to evaluate decisions related to corn planting. University of Minnesota research can help you make decisions such as when...

BENSON -- Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company of Benson will be paying $120,000 in fines to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as part of an agreement over alleged violations involving its...

St. Paul, Minn. - Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is urging all residents to support the state's farming sector as he proclaims March 14-20, 2010 Minnesota Agriculture Week. The state observance...

This is not your grandfather's -- or even your father's -- cornfield. "Your world is different than Granddad's.

ST. PAUL -- Agriculture leaders are questioning some cuts Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty proposes to balance the state budget. Especially troublesome to some is cutting the Agriculture Utilization Research Institute,...