Agriculture

Crowds embark on culinary adventure at Garlic Festival
The first of this year's garlic crop was the center of attention this past weekend in Hutchinson when more than 2,000 people crowded the McLeod County Fairgrounds for the Minnesota Garlic Festival.
USDA forecasts crop yields
Minnesota farmers are expected to harvest an above average corn crop this fall, but the soybean crop is struggling. The U.S. Agriculture Department released its first detailed look at the fall harvest.
Success of fall harvest depends on the weather
Minnesota farmers have dealt with just about every weather condition you can think of this year -- including floods, drought and hail. They're still hoping for a good harvest, but that depends on the weather cooperating.
Several thousand turkeys at a large poultry producer in central Minnesota's Meeker County have been quarantined after routine testing discovered a strain of avian flu.