Agriculture

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has preliminarily decided to issue the permits, and comment is open until Sept. 10, 2025.

Six more horses were confirmed with the disease in short order in Fillmore, Lincoln, Wadena, Mille Lacs and Wabasha counties. Five of the seven have died.

State health officials have confirmed 20 cases so far in 2025. Two of the affected people have died.

Funding can be used to purchase equipment, make physical improvements and support staff time needed to deliver urban agriculture programming in Minnesota.

Plus: 4 girls were rescued after getting stranded on Lake Superior near Silver Bay; the Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers hosted their 49th annual show Aug. 15-17, 2025; MnDOT will host an open house Aug. 20 ahead of a 2027 project in downtown Crookston; and three Northern Minnesota cities received contamination cleanup grants.

Agricultural heritage was on full display near the Itasca State Park Aug. 15-17, 2025.

The funding comes from a Minnesota Department of Agriculture grant that helps schools establish or maintain meat cutting and butchery training programs.

While the Beltrami County Fair is officially open from Aug. 6-10, 2025, the behind-the-scenes work is well underway for the event, which can take months of planning.

The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program restoration enhances water quality and habitat. Officials say it's a good way for farmers to earn money off marginal cropland.

Dozens of Northern Minnesota farmers markets make fresh produce and other homemade products available direct to consumers. Find a farmers market near you using KAXE's map.