The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is requesting written public comments to help determine whether the state’s Groundwater Protection Rule is adequate to protect Minnesota’s air, water, land, and ...

After the chaos of Christmas breezes by and we’re left to sit in the quiet with only the soft glow of Christmas tree lights, ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced important leadership changes within the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

I mentioned I’m from Lake City, the same hometown of Bessie Hendricks, who was the oldest person in America (at that time).

Spring is so far away, but we can still dream of it! One of my favorite spring flowering shrubs are lilacs — they smell like ...

President Donald J. Trump loves to point out that farmers "love" him. The Nov. 2024 election results prove it's no boast.

The Reconciliation Bill, or the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” that was passed by Congress in July of 2025 made some ...

A major announcement this week came from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. and U.S.

During this three-day weekend, any Minnesota resident can go fishing for free if fishing with a child 15 years old or younger.

One of the most under-reported stories of 2025 – the departure of more than 20,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture employees – ...

I suspect if farming was still done mainly with horses, and cows milked by hand, and our homes without central heat, nor ...

There is little comparison to the evolution of Christmas and all its wonder. Growing up, how fun it was to drive to Sioux ...