Minnesota farm transforms for one-of-a-kind holiday light show

Holiday lights are on full display right now. Just south of the Twin Cities, you’ll find a Christmas light show that’s been ...
Agweek

Land rents in southeast Minnesota flatten as farm income falls

“The land rental rate increases or decreases are highly correlated to farm income from the previous year, which are driven by ...
West Central Tribune

Two Minnesota farmers say policy changes work against on-farm energy systems

Renewable energy systems can help reduce energy costs, but policy decisions are reducing the potential benefits, say two west ...
Yahoo

Nearly 1M chickens will be killed on a Minnesota farm because of bird flu

Nearly 1 million chickens on a Minnesota egg farm will be slaughtered to help limit the spread of the highly contagious bird flu after it was confirmed there, officials said Monday. The U.S.
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What was life like on Minnesota’s ‘poor farms’?

Listen and subscribe to our Curious Minnesota podcast: Apple Podcasts | Spotify A century ago, before the federal government provided social services, most of Minnesota’s counties ran poor farms to ...
West Central Tribune

West central Minnesota farms recognized as Century Farms

WILLMAR — The Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau recognized 97 recipients of the 2024 Century Farm award. To qualify for the award, farms must have continuous family ownership for at ...

Minnesota’s first Farm Aid raised more than $1.3 million for farmers

The first Farm Aid held in Minnesota raised more than $1.3 million which will support family farmers, organizers announced ...
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USDA says Minnesota farms are growing in size, but shrinking in number

Minnesota farms are growing in size but shrinking in number, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture Census released Tuesday. The once-every-five-years USDA agricultural census, which ...
inforum

Minnesota farms, rural businesses REAP rewards of federally funded grant program

ST. CHARLES, Minn. — Minnesota is the No. 1 state in the country when it comes to utilizing Rural Energy for America Program funding. REAP is a federally funded grant and loan program run by the U.S.
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Milk from Minnesota dairy farms to undergo mandatory testing for bird flu

Agriculture officials next month will begin mandatory testing of milk from Minnesota’s dairy farms for highly pathogenic avian influenza. The U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered national testing of ...
Star Tribune

Dozens of Minnesota dairy farms folded in November, alarming farm advocates

Minnesota lost 58 dairy farm permits in November, a devastating blow to a farm sector already drained by contraction. "We have some seasonality to this. In October, November and December, you'll ...
Duluth News Tribune

Minnesota has big farm loss

Many states lost farms from 2007 to 2012, but Minnesota suffered a bigger percentage loss than most, a decline twice the national rate, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recently ...