September 14, 2023 - MPR’s Jon Collins profiles Hmong immigrants who have put down roots on Dakota County farmland. The Hmong American Farmers Association closed on farmland just south of the Twin Cities in Dakota County in 2022. The more than 150 acres are home base for the organization and 20 families of Hmong farmers.
October 30, 2025 - MPR’s Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval reports that as milk prices dropped, a family dairy farm in the town of Corcoran has put their cows out to cuddle…thus, Curious Cows and Company was born. For $25, anyone can spend 30 minutes with their calves, brushing their coats and feeding them hay.