After the Harvest: Farmers face an uncertain future despite bountiful harvests
For Minnesota farmers, it seems no good yield goes unpunished.
FOX 9 documentary 'The Last Harvest' wins Regional Murrow Award
A FOX 9 documentary, ‘The Last Harvest,’ is the winner of a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for best documentary, it was announced Tuesday.
FOX 9 Presents: The Last Harvest
For the last eight months, FOX 9 has been talking to farmers in every corner of their state for the "Last Harvest." This has been a harvest that will be remembered, and not fondly. The wettest year on record in Minnesota brought historically low yields. A trade war with China created a roller coaster of commodity prices. And farmers continue to struggle with an economic system that encourages small farm operations to get bigger, while going deeper into debt.
Out of time
Minnesota farmers lament the age-old feeling that time is running out at their local farms.
Going, going, gone: A farm family's last resort
The story the Bratsch family's farm is a kind of cautionary tale from the heartland: of choices made, chances taken, and the fickle whims of weather.
The Last Harvest
For the last eight months, FOX 9 has been talking to farmers in every corner of their state for the Last Harvest.
The New Normal: Climate change poses challenges for Minnesota farmers
It’s been a year like none other for Minnesota farmers.
Hmong farmers produce rainbow of food in Minnesota
Minnesota farming is more than just corn and soybeans. Colorful fruits, vegetables and flowers fill farmers markets across the Twin Cities.
Another way: Desperation led farmer 'back to nature'
On the Minnesota prairie near the South Dakota border, you will find Ben Dwire and his family moving their grass-fed beef cattle from one field to another.
Is the Small Dairy Dying?
Small Minnesota dairy farms wonder if this year could be their last.
Trade War: Caught in the Middle
Already concerned about an unusually wet season, Minnesota farmers have become pawns in a high stakes geo-political chess game between the U.S. and China.
Farmer Suicide: The Perfect Storm
Twenty miles from the Canadian border, just outside Hallock, Minnesota, you’ll find the bean fields that surround the Gillie home.
The Robot Farmer
Last week, the U.S. Agriculture Secretary said he didn’t know if the family dairy farm can survive as the industry moves towards factory farms.
The Last Harvest: Robot Farmer
Last week, the U.S. Agriculture Secretary said he didn’t know if the family dairy farm can survive as the industry moves towards factory farms.
Last Harvest: Small farms wonder if this year could be the last
Small Minnesota dairy farms wonder if this year could be their last.
The Last Harvest: The Perfect Storm
Many producers find it difficult adjusting to a new economic reality beyond their control. They might even convince themselves they’re doing their family a favor by dying.
The Last Harvest: Trade war
How Minnesota soybeans farmers are dealing with the trade war and the late start to the growing season.
The Last Harvest: Caught in the Middle
Already concerned about an unusually wet season, Minnesota farmers have become pawns in a high stakes geo-political chess game between the U.S. and China.
Last harvest: Small farms wonder if this year could be their last
Small Minnesota farmers are trying to hang onto to their livelihoods, but it feels like economics, overproduction, politics, and even the weather, are all conspiring against them.