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Agriculture

Iowa slaughterhouse manager faces charges

Iowa slaughterhouse manager faces charges

Nearly a thousand new charges have been filed in the state's prosecution of alleged child labor violations at a northeast Iowa kosher meatpacking plant.

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Peanut butter probe expands; takes on new urgency

Federal food safety officials say 85 food companies have purchased peanut products from the Georgia facility under investigation in the latest salmonella outbreak.

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Minnesota farmer is attached to his yak

Minnesota farmer is attached to his yak

A central Minnesota farmer has a steady niche business with yak. John Hooper of Cold Spring has the largest herd of the long-haired bovine in the eastern half of the country.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Turf wars: New rules coming for organic dairy herds

Turf wars: New rules coming for organic dairy herds

A long struggle over what kind of milk can be called organic is coming to a head. The USDA is proposing new rules to that are meant to close a loophole that has allowed some huge feedlots to sell their milk as organic, even though their cows rarely grazed on fresh grass.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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High-tech camera will take crop photos from space

High-tech camera will take crop photos from space

When the Space Shuttle Endeavour blasts off just before 7 p.m. Friday night, it will be carrying a powerful camera that's designed to help farmers in the upper midwest.
by Tom Crann

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Illness means final harvest for family farmer

Illness means final harvest for family farmer

Fall is a time for endings, as the growing season concludes and farm families gather their harvest. For one southern Minnesota farmer, illness has added an extra measure of finality to the season.
by Mark Steil

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