Adam Belz

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Agriculture
Adam Belz was the agriculture reporter for the Star Tribune.

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Agriculture

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
A Trump/Pence sign on a hay wagon in Freeport, Pa., on Oct. 15. U.S. farmers have received a record $40 billion in aid in 2020 from the federal government.
Agriculture

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
The first measurable snow of the season graces colorful leaves on a tree at peak color, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Agriculture

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
A laborer carries a sack of wheat in a state food corporation warehouse, in Jammu, India in 2011.
Agriculture

Battle over southeast Minnesota dairy expansion drags on

The Land Stewardship Project was ordered to produce internal documents by Tuesday.
October 6, 2020
Dairy cows wait outside of the milking parlor at Daley Farms in Lewiston. (ANDY KOSIER/Star Tribune)
Agriculture

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
Despite production pressures and the coronavirus downturn, land values are holding steady in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. That's key to farmers' ability to finance operations. File photo of a corn harvester in central Illinois.
Agriculture

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
A U of M review found that some gene-editing research done by Calyxt founder Dan Voytas wasn't reviewed by a required committee at the university. File photo of a researcher working with samples in a Calyxt lab.
Agriculture

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
Agriculture

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
Dairy cows wait outside of the milking parlor at Daley Farms of Lewiston, Minn.
Agriculture

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
Despite production pressures and the coronavirus downturn, land values are holding steady in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. That's key to farmers' ability to finance operations. File photo of a corn harvester in central Illinois.
Agriculture

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
A U of M review found that some gene-editing research done by Calyxt founder Dan Voytas wasn't reviewed by a required committee at the university. File photo of a researcher working with samples in a Calyxt lab.
Agriculture

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
Agriculture

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
Dairy cows wait outside of the milking parlor at Daley Farms of Lewiston, Minn.
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