FARGO, ND. (KVRR) — Informational meetings will be held this week as West Central Ag Services moves forward on a merger with CHS. West Central is a northwestern Minnesota cooperative while CHS is a diversified global agribusiness co-op owned by farmers and member cooperatives across the country. A vote on a revised proposal from CHS worth $225 million will take…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There is a new E.coli outbreak to tell you about this time involving carrots. CDC is reporting 39 people are infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli in 18 states. Fifteen people have been hospitalized and one person has died. Minnesota is the only state included in our region and reports five people are sick….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — DG Fuels has announced it plans to build a new $5 billion facility to produce low-carbon aviation fuel in Moorhead. The plant would create 650 jobs and serve the Great Lakes region. The facility will convert corn stover and timber waste into high-value low-carbon aviation fuel. In a press release, the company says the production baseline process…
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Lottery has reached a major milestone. It has now returned $4 billion to the state to help expand outdoor recreation, support local agriculture, restore wildlife habitats and protect water quality. In fiscal year 2024 a record payout of $196.5 million was returned to lottery beneficiaries who serve each of Minnesota’s 87 counties. Players cashed in…
FARGO — Most of us know what we need to eat to stay healthy. But we don’t always know why. Now, a new book out by a Fargo-born physician shows us that some foods can change and rev up the way your cells burn through calories, letting you lose weight faster. Dr. Neal Barnard is in Fargo talking about his…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Min-Dak Farmers Cooperative in Wahpeton, North Dakota has been delaying its harvest campaign due to the warm temperatures, but they believe that with their wait they will be receiving a good crop. “Storage is kind of our number one priority and with that being said we just can’t pile in the warm temperatures. So, we’re…
At one farm, workers lived in a converted barn that was infested with cockroaches. The “kitchen sink” was a utility sink next to a water heater. Photos from civil complaint.(Minnesota Reformer) Evergreen Acres Dairy will pay $250,000 in back wages and make repairs to its worker housing to settle a lawsuit brought by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who alleged…
A tractor works in a farm field near Medina, North Dakota, on May 16, 2024. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)(North Dakota Monitor) WASHINGTON — Sweeping legislation that would set food and farm policy for the next five years is in limbo, waiting for lawmakers to decide its fate after the election. The latest deadline for the farm bill passed unceremoniously at…
Cattle roam in a pasture near Killdeer in southwest North Dakota. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)(Jeff Beach – North Dakota Monitor) A North Dakota rancher and a partner are poised to pay about $15.7 million for a beef marketing company that became a Ponzi scheme and owes millions of dollars to investors. Wylie Bice of Killdeer says he expects to close…
A typical pen format for swine in many Iowa animal feeding operations(Minnesota Reformer) In some southern Minnesota counties, hogs outnumber humans by a factor of 40 to 1. Minnesota is the second-largest hog producing state in the nation, generating more than $3.5 billion in sales in 2022. Most hog production takes place in the southern region of the state, along the border…
