Stories

Farming Smarter, Not Harder

6/27/2025

How precision agriculture practices are transforming Farming in Minnesota.

Midwest Made: Raspberry Poke Cake

6/25/2025

Do you love berry-picking in the summer but struggle to get through your bounty before the berries go bad? Or perhaps you just have an overflowing backyard patch. Break out your baking dishes and get ready to try some regionally inspired, berry-forward summer desserts from Sever’s cookbook, Midwest Made.

Midwest Made:Bluebarb and Lime Crumble Pie

6/25/2025

Do you love berry-picking in the summer but struggle to get through your bounty before the berries go bad? Or perhaps you just have an overflowing backyard patch. Break out your baking dishes and get ready to try some regionally inspired, berry-forward summer desserts from Sever’s cookbook, Midwest Made.

Midwest Made: My Favorite Pie Crust

6/25/2025

Do you love berry-picking in the summer but struggle to get through your bounty before the berries go bad? Or perhaps you just have an overflowing backyard patch. Break out your baking dishes and get ready to try some regionally inspired, berry-forward summer desserts from Sever’s cookbook, Midwest Made.

Bringing Home the Bacon

3/27/2025

Operating a 600-sow farrow-to-finish farm that markets 14,000 pigs every year, Dan and Megan Roberts are garnering statewide and national attention for their farming operation growth, leadership and sustainable practices.

Connecting Communities Through Agriculture

3/25/2025

How the Minnesota Foundation for Agriculture supports the state’s farmers, ranchers and rural communities.

How Sweet It Is: Sticky Lamb Ribs, Hot and Sweet

3/21/2025

It’s easy to forget about lamb ribs, but they are super easy to cook and finger-licking delicious. They’re perfect for a casual supper, no forks necessary.

How Sweet It Is: Strawberry Maple Trifle

3/21/2025

This old-time elegant dessert makes a fine finish to a dinner party, but it’s easy enough for a weeknight splurge. Use either fresh or frozen berries, but drain frozen berries well before adding to the mix. Use fresh berries when in season.

How Sweet It Is: Curried Carrots

3/21/2025

Serve these alongside a rotisserie chicken (if you don’t pick them right out of the pan first).

How Sweet It Is: Good Ole Baked Beans

3/21/2025

You’ll be the star of the barbecue with honest Yankee baked beans: this recipe is an authentic American classic. During the American Revolution, patriots shunned imported cane sugar and molasses and relied on home-grown maple syrup instead. You’ll want to use the darkest maple syrup you can (graded dark or very dark).

From Grain to Glass

12/14/2024

As more and more consumers are interested in where their food comes from and how its produced, the number of organic farms is on the rise. A 2021 Certified Organic Survey conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) showed that there are more than 17,000 certified organic farms in the United States—a 60% increase from 2008. Minnesota ranks among the top 10 states, with 650 certified organic farms.

Every Voice Matters

12/12/2024

Through meetings with legislators, meaningful policy resolutions, and opportunities for leadership and advocacy development, the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation is ensuring members’ voices are heard—across the state and the nation.

Cultivating an Industry: A Look at Minnesota Wild Rice

9/30/2024

Minnesota farmers built the cultivated wild rice industry in the mid-1900s. Today, their descendants continue in their innovative footsteps.

Home on the Ranch

7/1/2024

On Miles and Sarah Kuschel’s Rocking K Ranch, tradition and technology combine to enhance operations, educate future generations and drive advocacy efforts for ranchers and farmers across the country.

We Love the State Fair

6/29/2024

For Minnesotans, pride in our State Fair runs deep. Its roots began before Minnesota was granted statehood, and today, it's the second-largest state fair in the nation. Agriculture and a love for our land is at the heart of The Great Minnesota Get-Together.

Making Their Marks

3/18/2024

Women’s presence in the agriculture sector has been steadily increasing over the past few decades. In fact, according to the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 41% of new and beginning producers are women, and women in general account for 36% of the country’s 3.4 million producers. But these are more than just stats. It’s a trend that