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- As milk prices dropped, these Minnesota farmers put their cows out to cuddle
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.
- North Star Journey: Hmong immigrants put down roots on Dakota County farmland
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.
- Appetites: North Star Journey Project - Foraged plants form a connection to the earth
On this Appetites segment, a MPR’s Mecca Bos presents a story from the North Star Journey Project. Bos profiles Dream of Wild Health Farm in Hugo, Minnesota. It is one of the few Native-led farms in the Twin Cities, with a focus on the indigenous tradition of utilizing edible plants.
- Sharing Our Roots - Northfield farm expands land access for immigrant, newly emerging farmers
MPR’s Hannah Yang reports on Sharing Our Roots, a nonprofit group that creating a support system for beginning and newly emerging farmers and BIPOC farmers. It also teaches regenerative agriculture techniques while also addressing food insecurity within southern Minnesota.
- Drought hits farmers, ranchers hard
MPR’s Dan Kraker profiles framers and ranchers in north central Minnesota as they battle against the toll of severe drought conditions. Kraker also talks with climatologists about dry weather.
- Gubernatorial candidates Johnson and Walz debate rural issues
MPR’s Tim Pugmire reports that the two major-party candidates for governor tangled in Willmar over who would best address the needs of rural Minnesota. Republican Jeff Johnson and Democrat Tim Walz spent 90 minutes debating transportation, health care, immigration, and other issues.
- CSA - with a twist - aims to create 'deeper understanding' of Hmong art, farmers
MPR’s Nancy Yang reports that art and farming join forces when the Hmong American Farmers Association and a trio of Twin Cities artists add a new staple to the CSA produce box. The result is ArtCrop.
- Meet a vet who delivers baby animals at the State Fair
One of the most popular attractions at the Minnesota State Fair is the CHS Miracle of Birth Center. It takes hundreds of people to organize the live exhibit where you can see farm animals give birth. MPR’s Max Nesterak interviews veterinarian Florian Ledermann…and witnesses both a live birth and lost children.
- Trouble in the Water: Saving Minnesota's polluted lakes takes science, political will
As part of MPR's “Trouble in the Water” series, MPR’s Mark Steil reports on the pollution problem of when rainfall washes soil and nutrients down from the town of Worthington and thousands of acres of farmland, and into Okabena Lake.
- Trouble in the Water: Should farmers or city pay to clean the water? Iowa may decide
As part of MPR's “Trouble in the Water” series, MPR’s Clay Masters reports on Des Moines Water Works lawsuit over cleanup of farm runoff…a battle with farmers about who’s responsible for paying for it.