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Agriculture

¿Podran las Cooperativas y el Cultivo de Ajo Organico Rescatar la Labranza?

En el bien iluminado sotano que sirve de oficina principal para Whole Farm Co-op en el centro de Long Prairie, unos cuantos agricultores estan sentados alrededor de una mesa, saboreando galletas horneadas en la localidad y bebiendo kefir, producto lacteo hecho tambien localmente.
by Jennifer Vogel

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2010 Minnesota Grown Directory promotes local food

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is once again making it easier for consumers to buy local. Its updated 2010 Minnesota Grown Directory is now available.

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USDA to cut subsidies as insurers post big profits

USDA to cut subsidies as insurers post big profits

The federal government wants to save taxpayers billions of dollars by reducing spending on crop insurance after years of big profits by insurers, but the industry claims the reductions could hurt rural areas.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Can co-ops and organic garlic rescue farming?

Can co-ops and organic garlic rescue farming?

In the well-lit basement that serves as headquarters for the Whole Farm Co-op in downtown Long Prairie, a handful of farmers sit around a table munching locally-baked cookies and drinking a locally-made milk beverage called kefir.
by Jennifer Vogel

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Farm income in Minnesota dropped sharply in 2009

Farm income in Minnesota dropped sharply in 2009

Minnesota farmers took a financial bruising last year after posting some of the highest income levels ever in 2008. Farm income in the state fell to an eight-year low in 2009, down by almost two-thirds from the previous year. That stress is showing up in farmhouses across the state.
by Mark Steil

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Ethanol industry stepping up its influence in Washington

Ethanol industry stepping up its influence in Washington

Is corn-based ethanol fuel the wave of the future, creating domestic jobs and vital to the nation's energy supply? Or is it a taxpayer boondoggle responsible for higher food prices? For some in Washington, the answers to those questions have changed.

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