MN: Rural/Farming
CA emission credits not well received by Midwest farm advocates
Community and conservation groups in the Midwest worry that a change in California's carbon emissions policy could hurt the quality of life in the nat…
Midwest network of regenerative farmers is rethinking chicken
By Twilight Greenaway for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Minnesota News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Publi…
MN landowners warming up to solar
Drive around rural Minnesota and you might spot a solar farm. Complexities are being sorted out for bigger projects and in the meantime, farmers are …
MN takes action against dairy company in major wage-theft case
Minnesota officials have announced what they call one of the largest wage-theft lawsuits in state history. The case involves a dairy operator …
Feds beef up hiring to help rural America with clean energy grants
Federal grant money is flowing in to help farmers and smaller businesses in rural communities adapt to clean energy technology. Minnesota is among …
Farm innovations in MN seen as tool in ending racial hunger divide
Among Black Minnesotans, some 25% are food insecure. An emerging initiative aims to connect BIPOC communities with healthier and culturally …
Quality vs. commodity in knowing where your food comes from
When was the last time you looked at a label when buying meat from the grocery store? Smaller farmers from Minnesota and elsewhere hope Congress takes…
Family farm groups blast conservation incentives for industrial ag
Minnesota has been in the headlines over nitrate levels in drinking water and some conservation groups argued industrial farms are being given too man…
Biden impulsa mensaje de inversión rural durante visita a Minnesota
El presidente Joe Biden estuvo ayer (miércoles) en el sur de Minnesota para destacar las inversiones federales para las zonas rurales de Estados …
Biden pushes rural investment message with MN visit
President Joe Biden was in southern Minnesota yesterday to highlight federal investments for rural America. Biden visited a farm near Northfield to …
Scandia event addresses lack of land access for new farmers
Emerging farmers in search of land across Minnesota will be able to foster relationships with landowners at a free event in Scandia this coming Sunda…
Growing veggies with a side of solar cuts emissions, boosts land access
The arrival of fall has farmers transitioning to the harvest season, but what if some gathered their crops with rows of solar panels right alongside …