Minnesota
2025 has been a record setting planting season for Mike Madsen and many farmers in Southern Minnesota.
Despite wet weather, farmers are making serious progress with planting. Here’s an update on how the season is shaping up in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois.
These timeless workhorses might be the first tractor you ever drove, or maybe Dad or Grandpa tooled around on one back in the day. Dive in for some serious tractor nostalgia.
The Right to Repair lawsuit carries significant implications for farmers, independent repair access and antitrust enforcement. Here’s what an antitrust attorney and a D.C. lobbyist have to say about the legal action.
Cargill has told Minnesota it will permanently lay off about 475 employees from facilities in the state starting on Feb. 5, according to Minnesota’s State Rapid Response Team.
This comes after weeks of campaigning for the cooperative to consider a resubmitted offer for purchase by The Arthur Companies, which resulted in CHS increasing its original offer by $25 million.
This week, West Central Ag is hosting patron meetings across five locations. Also this week, The Arthur Companies is continuing its campaign highlighting its own offer with meetings in four locations across Minnesota.
Three things make this outreach unique in the ag retail business.
On the heels of Crop Tour, Pro Farmer projects corn production below and soybean production above USDA estimates. Here’s the yield breakdown for seven Midwest states.
Walz’s selection is seen as a strategic move to appeal to rural voters and progressives, given his track record of progressive policy achievements and his Midwestern charm.