ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has opened its Dairy Assistance, Investment, and Relief Initiative (DAIRI) ...

Apple Shamrock Dairy Farms was recognized as the 2026 Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year at the International Dairy Foods Association’s Dairy Forum.

The USDA ordered nationwide testing after multiple states confirmed the virus was present in dairy cattle. Minnesota reported nine cases last year. A dairy cow on a southwest Minnesota farm. Minnesota ...

Welcome to “the last bite,” an end-of-week food and ag roundup from the Minnesota Star Tribune. Reach out to business reporter Brooks Johnson at [email protected] to share your news and ...

Minnesota farmers are raising concerns about the economic fallout from increased ICE operations in their communities.

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Board of Animal Health has quarantined a Stearns County, Minnesota, dairy herd after samples collected as part of Minnesota's milk surveillance plan tested positive for H5N1, ...

Donald Scherber bought a Minnesota dairy farm in 1958. His son, John, bought it from him in 1995 and will probably pass it down to his children. For decades, the family has made a living selling the ...

La Mayzteca’s farm-based supply chain now feeds families afraid to leave home as immigration enforcement chills local food ...

A Stearns County dairy farm is under quarantine for bird flu after milk testing found H5N1 last week, state officials announced. It’s the first reported dairy cow infection in Minnesota since last ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture on Sept. 10 announced Minnesota's avian influenza A virus, or H5N1, status is now considered unaffected for dairy herds by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.