ALBERT LEA — Albert Lea Seed House, owner of Viking Corn & Soybeans and one of the largest suppliers of organic field seed in the U.S., today announced it has acquired Blue River Organic Seed, the nation’s longest-established organic seed corn brand from the Farmers Business Network ...

ST. LOUIS — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company recently announced two lines of its commercial tires are now made with a renewable soybean oil compound. Both tire lines deliver the expected high-performance benefits. “Goodyear’s roll out of their first soy-biobased tires for waste ...

Washington, D.C. — Citing “continuing challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a statement said it aims to support farmers as they work to stabilize food prices and better feed ...

MAPLE PLAIN, Minn. — The Minnesota Beef Council has named Dehmer’s Meat Market of St. Michael the 2022 Minnesota Retail Beef Backer. Dehmer’s Meat Market is a third-generation, old-fashioned, full-service meat market offering a wide variety of home smoked meats, as well as fresh cuts, ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota farmer is accused of making $46 million by passing off chemically treated corn and soybeans as organically grown. James Clayton Wolf was charged July 7 in federal court with felony wire fraud. Prosecutors say Wolf falsely labeled crops grown on his rural ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Farmers protested around the Netherlands as lawmakers voted Tuesday on proposals to slash emissions of damaging pollutants, a plan that will likely force farmers to cut their livestock herds or stop work altogether. The government says emissions of nitrogen ...