Adam Belz
Reporter
AgricultureAdam Belz was the agriculture reporter for the Star Tribune.
Latest from Adam Belz
Farmers see record $40B in aid, but many uneasy accepting help
Farmers, who as a group disproportionately vote Republican and support President Donald Trump, are uneasy with being seen as on the dole. "Who wants to be dependent on government for everything? It just feels wrong."
October 31, 2020
Some snow is no big deal because Minnesota farmers were far ahead on this year's harvest
Soybeans are mostly in, and corn is way ahead of schedule despite the early cold.
October 27, 2020
World Food Day aims to intensify the battle against hunger
Global Minnesota will host a virtual World Food Day conference, one of several across the globe.
October 12, 2020
Battle over southeast Minnesota dairy expansion drags on
The Land Stewardship Project was ordered to produce internal documents by Tuesday.
October 6, 2020
Farmland prices holding steady, maybe even ticking upward in Minnesota
The good soil is still selling for about $8,000 an acre in Upper Midwest.
October 1, 2020
Gene-editing research by Calyxt exec at U of M for a time lacked proper oversight
University officials caught and fixed an oversight involving a campus committee on biosafety.
September 23, 2020
Corn, soybean prices rally on Chinese demand, disaster in Iowa
As harvest begins, farmers are seeing some of the best commodity prices of the year.
September 22, 2020
![Soybeans and corn are edging closed to harvest, as green turns to gold. These fields are near the city of Lafayette in Nicollet County, Minn. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Nicollet County is one of 19 "pivot counties" in Minnesota (and 206 nationwide) that in presidential elections voted Obama, Obama, Trump. In 2018, it was one of seven in the state that flipped back to Democrats in races for U.S. House and Senate and governor, and if the president hop](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/VIAW4MCAP623LOT6ZJNGAZKCTA.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Why fewer Minnesota dairy farmers are going out of business
New insurance programs and virus aid are helping improve "safety net" for Minnesota dairy farmers.
September 17, 2020
Why Minnesota lumber prices are going through the roof
A do-it-yourself home-improvement and construction boom has sent the price of lumber skyrocketing, as sawmills and strand-board manufacturers, including in Minnesota, scramble to keep up with surging demand.
September 6, 2020
Judge rules Minnesota winemakers can use more out-of-state grapes
The court's ruling means more out-of-state grapes can be used in producing Minnesota wines.
September 2, 2020
How Minnesota's biggest beef producer is weathering the coronavirus
The first tremors arrived with the lockdown of Wuhan. By March, restaurants were shutting down across the U.S., and beef prices had fallen by about a third.
August 31, 2020
![Tom Revier looked over a pen full of black angus steers that are about 60-days from sending to slaughter during a tour of his facility. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com Former Cargill executive Paul Hillen, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Revier Brand Group, LLC at the Revier Cattle Company, and Tom Revier, owner of the 159-year-old beef cattle farm, who teamed up to bypass the commodity beef industry and produce their own branded beef, gave a tour of their facili](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/HLH4MANEE735GXU3SJINU4TKCU.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
A block from Lake Street, urban farm tries to meet growing need
City patch near greenway, 4-acre farm supply fresh vegetables for families in need.
August 22, 2020
