Letters

Sen. John Hoeven explains why he's excited by news of a soybean plant in Spiritwood, N.D.

Letter writer advocates for higher blends of alcohol in Minnesota.

Brian DeVore of the Land Stewardship Project talks about whether large dairies are helping or hurting the economy.

USDA needs to shift their priorities and funding from corporate ag to decentralized farm and food industry that benefits independent family farmers, workers, eaters and our environment.

The transportation district engineer for MnDOT District 6 says programs reducing spraying near organic land aren't necessarily over for good.

Cattle producers have always wanted to make their living by getting a fair profit in the marketplace. For that to happen, we need a fair marketplace with multiple purchasers competing for our product without collusion or lopsided consolidated control.

News consumption is growing exponentially, but for the past decade, the revenue to news publishers has been on a decline. This is, in large part, because of the unbalanced relationship between news publishers and tech platforms. But that relationship could be changing thanks to the bipartisan introduction of the “Journalism Competition and Preservation Act” by House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline, D-RI, and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Doug Collins, R-Ga. A bipartisan companion bill was also introduced by Sens. John Neely Kennedy, R-La., member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., ranking member of the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee.

Personal protective equipment may be hard to come by this year, but workers in agriculture still need to keep themselves safe.

Several SBA programs are available to farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses.