A recent letter to the editor (“Honor motherhood and reconsider cow’s milk,” May 7 Leader) on the dairy industry causes a great deal of concern. There were numerous false statements over the ...

KenPom.com gives Illinois the 23rd-best offensive rating in the country and the 16th-best defensive rating. They've picked up wins over Missouri, Wisconsin and Arkansas at home, but recent losses to ...

A local woman is advocating the community to own backyard chickens to combat the soaring prices of eggs, along with several ...

At about 11:52 p.m. on Wednesday night, Brownsdale Fire Department responded to a barn fire on 570th Avenue. According to BFD, responders observed a large hog barn fully engulfed in flames. 4000 pigs ...

South Dakota State has invented an odor modeling tool as the way to determine how often smells from a farm will be a problem ...

Darke County is leading the nation in birds affected by the avian flu with over 5,095,890 birds euthanized. Mercer County is ...

A year ago the Hearth of Minnesota Animal Shelter found a new home. Now, with the cats all moved in, there is still more work to be done.  “It took a fair bit of remodeling to transform it ...

For two decades, he had watched as his small farming community in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, was taken over by hog factory farms. The first one was built in 1993. Five years later, another one went ...

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8 and Sunday, Feb. 9, the Greenbank Farm will celebrate the season of love with the ...

Since last summer, the Carver County Historical Society has been working to rehabilitate the county’s historical pride and joy: the Andrew Peterson Farm in Waconia. Rehabilitation of the farm has been ...

Nestled in the heart of Minnesota, Eden Valley holds a secret that’s about to make your inner child jump for joy. A Maze’n Farmyard LLC isn’t just a tongue twister; it’s a playground for the young at ...

Embrace the whimsy and romance of winter by reserving one of Minnesota's cozy, domed igloos for your Valentine's Day date night. In Hastings, Lock & Dam Eatery has igloos available for lunch and ...