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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Twenty-one billion gallons of second-generation biofuels made from non-grain feedstocks must enter the nation's fuel supply by 2022, as mandated by the Energy Independence and Security...

USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Jonathan Coppess said Monday that biomass producers, energy facilities and communities are benefitting from USDA's innovative Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP).

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA has awarded a major contract to improve the delivery of agricultural services and benefits to producers by using modern, secure and reliable...

This year's corn harvest was one of the most challenging in recent memory, but it didn't stop nearly a dozen farmers with the Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company from accomplishing what...

WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is requesting comments on a proposed rule that would establish the procedures and eligibility criteria for...

The Clay County Commission approved an ordinance Tuesday that establishes standards stricter than state law on where wind turbines can be erected and how noisy they can be at night...

MILAN -- Minnesota's first wind turbine intended to both produce electricity and promote a community bank is a step closer to reality. After lengthy delays, the tower that will hold...

The "Opportunities for Rural Minnesota in the Farm Bill" meetings scheduled for this week in Redwood Falls, Montevideo, Morris and Ortonville have been postponed. The Redwood Falls and Montevideo meetings...