21+ hour, 21+ min ago  (305+ words) WILLMAR " Hormel Foods announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its whole-bird turkey business to Life-Science Innovations. The sale is expected to close by the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, according to a news…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (201+ words) Many farm operations are coming off their second relatively poor profit year in 2025, especially crop producers in several areas. Some farmers had very small profit levels last year, while other producers had very poor results in 2025. In all cases, most…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (556+ words) LISMORE " Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen joined Minnesota Farmers Union representatives, Sen. Bill Weber and First Western Bank representatives in celebrating the opening of Global Center Meats on Saturday in Lismore. Manuela Alejandra Pinto Jacobo took over the former Lee's…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (771+ words) WILLMAR, Minn. " After another difficult year of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in the upper Midwest, an avian health expert says the industry remains in the woods concerning attempts to escape the virus. When the source of a disease cannot…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (220+ words) Desirable turkeys to set the family table for the holidays are also changing. Petry said the days of big birds gracing the dinner table are over for many American families, with smaller birds taking their place. While protein demand is…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1178+ words) ST. PAUL " Erica Sawatzke, a sixth-generation turkey grower with Oakdale Farms in Douglas County , said her family used to travel the state to "show" turkeys in the "30s when the business first came to Minnesota. The practice of showing turkeys has…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (890+ words) WEST FARGO, N.D. " Avian influenza activity has started to ramp up in North Dakota and South Dakota over recent weeks. Health experts in North Dakota are hoping to keep the public informed on what this virus is capable of. Galbreath showed…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (191+ words) ST. PAUL " A case of highly pathogenic avian flu in Minnesota was confirmed on Sept. 16 at a Redwood County commercial turkey farm. It's the first confirmed case since April in the state. The case was not unexpected as the fall…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (383+ words) South Dakota is at the epicenter of this fall's bird flu season with a total of 134,900 turkeys at three facilities already killed to contain the spread, and reports coming in about thousands more. The only other state reporting confirmed infections…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (271+ words) ST. PAUL " After four straight months of raw milk testing in Minnesota's dairy farms without detecting the H5N1 avian influenza virus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated the state's dairy herds as "unaffected" by the virus. The USDA ordered nationwide testing…...