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Video from Lake Itasca Pioneer Farmers Show

Watch David Quam's video report on the Lake Itasca Pioneer Farmers Show held last weekend.

news / region Tue, Aug 25, 2009 - 8:08am

Another deer with bovine TB doesn't concern ag officials

The discovery of a whitetail deer with bovine tuberculosis in northwest Beltrami County doesn't concern state agriculture officials. "It was kind of expected, and is the reason why we need...

news / local / outdoors Tue, Jun 23, 2009 - 12:00am

Agriculture gets ready for unallotment process

State funding for agriculture programs took a jolt from the 2009 Legislature, and ag officials hope pending unallotment by Gov. Tim Pawlenty doesn't go much deeper. The $75 million given...

news / local Tue, Jun 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Minnesota Agriculture Assistant Commissioner Robin Kinney, left, enjoys a visit over strawberries and pancakes with Ruby Bergquist and Sylvia Larson during Saturday morning's Beltrami County Farm Bureau Breakfast on the Farm at the Wilde ranch west of Bemidji. Pioneer Photo/Brad Swenson

Breakfast on the Farm highlights importance of agriculture

SHEVLIN -- Anyone who eats has a vested interest in agriculture, says the head of the state's largest farm organization. People who aren't in agriculture, who don't live in rural...

news / local Sun, Jun 14, 2009 - 12:00am

Neft elected to Minnesota Beef Research and Promotion Council

news / local Sun, May 03, 2009 - 2:41am

Letter: Mandating sprinklers too expensive for the benefit

I agree with the initial premises of the letter from the fire chief from Spring Lake Park, Mr. Zikmund. The state outlined the reasons for the delay of the enactment...

opinion / letters Sun, May 03, 2009 - 2:35am

Letter: Mandating sprinklers too expensive for the benefit

I agree with the initial premises of the letter from the fire chief from Spring Lake Park, Mr. Zikmund. The state outlined the reasons for the delay of the enactment...

opinion / letters Sun, May 03, 2009 - 2:35am

Paul Bunyan Transit: $1 million for expansion

Paul Bunyan Transit has been awarded $1 million in federal stimulus dollars to fund an expansion of its operations. "The beauty behind the federal stimulus (grant) is that there is...

news / local Wed, Apr 08, 2009 - 1:44am

Rep. Peterson opens hearings on food safety

Food safety hearings began Thursday by the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, including testimony from a major Minnesota grocer. Food safety is a top priority in the committee's oversight plan for...

news / local Fri, Apr 03, 2009 - 1:28am

U of M Extension expands farm line to handle flood information

University of Minnesota Extension announced today it will expand the hours of its Flood & Farm Information Line 800-232-9077, to Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., effective...

news / local Thu, Apr 02, 2009 - 9:32am

Vilsack announces support for turkey producers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in an effort to aid an ailing farm economy, will buy $60 million of turkeys for nutrition programs, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday...

news Wed, Apr 01, 2009 - 1:52am

Clearwater among five counties designated for ag disaster aid

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov.

news / region Tue, Feb 24, 2009 - 5:46pm

Minnesota Farm Bureau President Paap defends renewable fuels

ST. PAUL -- Enacting tough clean-air standards may affect renewable fuels use, Minnesota farmers fear. A Minnesota House panel last week approved a bill that would establish motor vehicle emission...

news Sun, Feb 22, 2009 - 2:57am

U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, a Minnesota 7th District Democrat who chairs the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, talks about holding hearings in his committee on food safety in the next few weeks during an interview Monday in Bemidji. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper

Peterson says shift food safety to USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which aggressively inspects meat and poultry, should take over food processing inspections, says U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson. In response to the recent outbreak of salmonella-tainted...

news Sun, Feb 22, 2009 - 2:46am

Carlota Mendus of the Minnesota Health Department was one of Minnesota state government professionals who helped crack a national peanut butter salmonella outbreak. Pioneer Photo/Don Davis

Minnesota food detectives solve peanut butter case

ST. PAUL -- Nine dead, three in Minnesota, with 654 sick in 44 states. It almost sounds like terrorists spreading a deadly disease.

news Sun, Feb 22, 2009 - 2:40am