Trade wars rocked grain markets during the Republican’s first administration. They hope, this time, to underscore the global ties of rural Minnesota’s biggest industry.
![Metropolitan Council biosolids from its Empire wastewater plant were spread on a 100 acre harvested corn field.] DAVID JOLES • david.joles@startribune.com Human waste becomes manure for cropland twice a year, when the Metropolitan Council sends biosolids from its Empire wastewater plant to nearby farms and was seen Wednesday, Nov, 20, 2019, in Farmington, MN. The plant will soon undergo $23 million in upgrades, such as expanding the pad where human waste is stored outside to dry.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/XYVFZQ2CIDUQGLKNASJSZPJIEI.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
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