Agriculture

Texan film director travels to Minnesota looking for votes
It's not just the presidential contenders who are coming to Minnesota looking for votes. Texas director Chris Eska is in Minneapolis to show his film "August Evening" to local moviemakers. Eska hopes the screening will bring in votes for his film which is nominated in two categories in this year's Independent Spirit Awards.
Weak dollar fuels growth in ag exports
A weaker dollar is helping exports of farm equipment. North Dakota firms exported nearly $500 million in implements last year, double 2000 numbers.
Ag demand drives Cargill profits up 44 percent
Agribusiness giant Cargill said on Monday that second-quarter profits jumped 44 percent as it continued to benefit from strong demand for food commodities. It earned $954 million during the second quarter.
Sara Paretsky revisits 'Bleeding Kansas'
After writing a string of hard-boiled detective novels featuring private eye V.I. Warshawski, author Sara Paretsky is returning to her roots. Her new novel, "Bleeding Kansas," is set in a small town on the prairie.
Feedlot regulation is a growing patchwork
From county to county and township to township, the decisions over whether to allow new livestock feedlot operations is very different. Does this make it harder or easier to get a new facility approved?
Minnesota health officials are testing workers at a pork processing plant in Austin where a dozen have come down with a mysterious neurological ailment. Authorities said they have ruled out chemical toxins as the cause of the illness.