Dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas test positive for bird fluMarch 26, 2024 6:22 AMBy The Associated PressFederal officials say milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu. The virus has also been detected in New Mexico. Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed the flu virus is the Type A H5N1 strain, known for decades to cause outbreaks in birds and occasionally infect people.
Play3min 35secSweet success: Minnesotan makes the maple syrup hall of fameMarch 26, 2024 4:00 AMBy Dan GundersonThis spring, a Minnesota man will be inducted into the North American Maple Syrup Hall of Fame. Stu Peterson operates a maple syrup business in Otter Tail County with his wife, Corinne.
What one horticulturist has to say about pesticide residue on produceMarch 25, 2024 4:00 AMBy Joe Hernandez It can be confusing for shoppers to wade through the bounty of information about the differences between organic and conventional produce. An expert clears the air on some common questions.
Goats contract bird flu on Minnesota farmMarch 20, 2024 11:23 AMBy Dan GundersonMinnesota officials detected highly pathogenic avian influenza in several young goats on a farm in Stevens County. The infection is reportedly the first time avian influenza has been detected in cattle, sheep or goats.
Some USDA programs have been mired in inequity. A panel's final report offers changesFebruary 22, 2024 12:20 PMBy Ximena Bustillo An equity commission created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released over 60 recommendations it says will finally bring more fairness to policies affecting farming and rural America.
EPA will allow farmers to spray dicamba after court blocks useFebruary 15, 2024 10:41 AMBy Dan GundersonAfter a judge blocked use of the herbicide dicamba, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it will allow farmers to use existing stocks of the chemical this year.
Play8min 02sec'Just a teeny little trickle': Checking in on maple syrup flows in unusually warm JanuaryJanuary 31, 2024 2:11 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa KuznetsovJim Morrison, owner of Sapsucker Farms in Mora, drilled a hole and tapped his maple trees Wednesday morning to see if they are ready to flow.
Play7min 57secPrisoners in the U.S. are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brandsJanuary 30, 2024 8:35 AMBy The Associated PressIn a sweeping two-year investigation, The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola.
Play4min 14secWhen it comes to climate warming, cow burps are no joke January 18, 2024 4:00 AMBy Dan GundersonAnimal agriculture is the largest source of the climate-warming gas methane in Minnesota. Researchers are looking for ways to reduce methane at the source — a cow’s stomach. The science is promising, but a quick solution is unlikely.
Play3min 53secLawmaker: Raise fertilizer fees to help pay cost of nitrate pollutionJanuary 5, 2024 4:00 AMBy Kirsti MarohnDFL Rep. Rick Hansen says farmers should pay higher fees for nitrogen fertilizer, the source of the majority of nitrate contamination in southeast Minnesota. Farm groups oppose the idea.