GOODHUE CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Traditions continue during this opening weekend of the firearms deer hunting season in Minnesota and North Dakota. Nearly 400 thousand hunters take part in the season each year across Minnesota. Gov. Tim Walz celebrated the opening weekend on private land near Cannon Falls, Minnesota. He spent the morning enjoying the woods but did not harvest…
President Donald Trump’s administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges’ orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the latest swing in a seesawing legal battle over the anti-hunger program used by 42 million Americans. The demand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture came as more than two dozen states warned…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Businesses in North Dakota that are looking to invest in automation now have the ability to receive assistance from the state’s Department of Commerce. The NDDoC has announced that the Automation Tax Credit (ATC) Program Portal is now open for applications. Applicants must be a primary sector business and must demonstrate that investing in automation would…
(CNN) — A federal judge in Rhode Island rules that the Trump administration must fully cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November. US District Judge John McConnell said, “People have gone without for too long and not making payments to them for even another day is simply unacceptable.” Nearly 42 million Americans receive food stamps….
POLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office is warning people of a fake business website selling farm and construction equipment. It’s called Erdmann Equip Group. They’ve received numerous complaints of this company using a Polk County address. People from multiple states say they’ve been scammed from this website. The sheriff’s office says they are actively trying to get…
Farm workers load beans into a grain truck Sept. 28, 2025, in Wells County, N.D. (Photo by Lora Wobbema/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The Bank of North Dakota is developing a disaster relief program to help agricultural producers in the state survive the current crisis in the industry. The program will work with local banks…
Riverview’s Campbell Dairy in Wilkin County, Minnesota, on July 10, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) — An international organization that seeks to protect water quality in the Red River will conduct a review of two large dairy projects underway in North Dakota. The provincial government of Manitoba announced in a news release that the International…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he won’t submit to the Trump administration as the White House blocks funding for Democratic-led states during the federal government shutdown. In an attempt to put pressure on Democrats and end the stalemate, the Trump administration cut funding to Democratic-led states. That included $8 billion in climate funding for states including…
All different kinds of organic sugars are displayed on shelves at a grocery store in Deerfield, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The price of most organic food could jump this fall due to new policies and tariffs on imported organic sugar, frustrating manufacturers who say the actions won’t help sugar growers but…
Agricultural economist John Newton, right, answers questions from Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network at the Big Iron farm show in West Fargo, North Dakota, on Sept. 10, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)WEST FARGO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota soybean growers rely heavily on exports to China, but with harvest on the horizon, those…
