DAWSON — Kipp Stender says his business is about more than running a butcher shop and meat processing facility. It’s about connecting livestock farmers and customers looking for locally-sourced meat. “I was like, ‘I want to provide that service for people,’ ” said Stender. A ...

(METRO) — Farmers have been pressured to increase production to meet the demand of a growing population. This may require employing more efficient measures to ensure maximum output. Unfortunately, efficiency doesn’t always mesh with sustainability, so commercial operations have had to make ...

CHICAGO — More than a third of the heat-trapping gases cooking the planet come from growing and raising food, but millions of cattle, pigs and other animals get to stay cool in the United States and other parts of the developed world. Many American farmers have apps to forecast animal ...

LAKE BENTON — It was a simple process — but one that could have a big impact for Minnesota soybean farmers, Bob Worth said. Worth, the president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association and a Lake Benton area farmer, recently enrolled in the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality ...

GIFILLAN ESTATE — A couple dairy farmers talked about low milk prices and climate change at the U.S. House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill listening session at Farmfest Wednesday. The farmers were among 43 people who gave listening session input to Congressional leaders for more than two ...

GILFILLAN ESTATE — Farmfest 2023 began at Gilfillan Estate Tuesday with forums on U.S. ag exports, trade policy and the new Farm Bill. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar told a Farmfest Forum crowd she believes legislation supporting the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act has enough support to ...