(Undated) – An annual report from the USDA shows that Minnesota lost 1,300 farms in the past two years. The amount of farmland across the state also fell by 100-thousand acres.
Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said Minnesota’s farmers are struggling. Local farmers have struggled to cope with the global trade wars triggered by President Trump’s tariffs throughout 2025.
State farming officials are pleased to see the $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance program, but it still isn’t enough.
Fergus Falls Man Sentenced to 25 Years Probation for Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Child
Fergus Falls, MN - A Fergus Falls man has been sentenced for engaging in sexual contact with a minor with whom he had a significant relationship. On Tuesday, 52-year-old Jerry Edward Arntson was sentenced to 4 months in Otter Tail County Jail and 25 ...
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DHS Announces More Federal Medicaid Funding Held
St. Paul, MN - The Minnesota Department of Human Services announced the federal government is deferring $259 million in federal Medicaid funding. DHS says this is on top of federal action to withhold more than $2 billion in annual Medicaid funding du...
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DNR Urging Fish House Owners to Plan for Shelter Removal Deadline
St. Paul, MN - With ice conditions rapidly deteriorating across much of central and southern Minnesota, the Department of Natural Resources is urging anglers to plan now for removing their fish houses as key shelter deadlines approach. The DNR's Joe ...
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Report Shows Minnesota Lost 1,300 Farms in the Past Two Years
(Undated) - An annual report from the USDA shows that Minnesota lost 1,300 farms in the past two years. The amount of farmland across the state also fell by 100-thousand acres. Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said Minne...
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