ST. LOUIS — The Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program announced it will award Farmers for Soil Health a $95 million grant to launch a program to advance the adoption of cover crops and conservation tillage in 20 states that produce over 85% of the nation’s corn and ...

ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Walz met with members of Taiwan’s agriculture industry Thursday to strengthen trade partnerships between Taiwan and Minnesota. Members of the Taiwanese agriculture industry and Minnesota corn and soybean association representatives signed letters of intent outlining ...

Ethanol producer Agri-Energy exceeded air pollutant emissions and failed to keep required equipment testing and maintenance records, at the company’s ethanol production facility in Luverne, Minnesota, according to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency investigation. The bulk of the ...

GELSDORF, Germany (AP) — It's picking season at Christian Nachtwey's organic orchard in western Germany and laborers are loading their carts with ripe red Elstar apples, ready to be shipped to European supermarkets. But Nachtwey's farm is also reaping a second harvest: Many of the apple ...

Conducted every five years, the census gathers the nation’s only comprehensive and impartial agriculture data for every state, county and territory. The census will be mailed in phases, starting with an invitation to respond online in November, followed by paper questionnaires in ...

ST. PAUL — Businesses sourcing, distributing or serving food are being surveyed this fall by the Statewide Cooperative Partnership for Local and Regional Markets led by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the University of Minnesota. A supply chain survey designed and implemented by ...