Rural America has lots of opportunities and challenges, particularly when it comes to employment. This piece explores the ...

But GOP members of the House Agriculture Committee are pushing for budget cuts to the Farm Bill, the legislation that authorizes food stamps and a variety of other nutrition and agriculture programs. ...

BATTLE LAKE, Minn. — The October harvested corn was dry enough to forgo using heat from the grain dryer at Dean Jorud’s farm in Otter Tail County this harvest season. Most years there’s a need to take ...

Rural areas account for much of the area of the state, but not for many of the voters, a problem for lawmakers from rural ...

What’s the matter with America’s rural voters? Many scholars believe that the question itself is the problem. Credit...Photo illustration by Pablo Delcan Supported by By Emma Goldberg Kristin Lunz ...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota farm, state and legislative leaders warned Wednesday that increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

Alternative energy sources such as wind, geothermal, hydro and solar have grown increasingly popular as ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen the grid by decentralizing power ...

Tim Slack has received funding from the NSF, USDA, NIH, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Energy, Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources, and Gulf of Mexico Research ...

Pictured are, from left, Isaiah Olson, Sawyer Olson, Kathryn Olson, Russell Olson, Collins Olson, Michael Cessna, Bria Cessna, Oakley Cessna, Gary Olson, Nancy Olson ...