With help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the state’s garlic growers have embarked on an effort to see if Minnesota garlic can become a full-fledged industry.
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The State Fair space owned by small business incubator Midtown Global Market features two businesses for six days each – giving the vendors a taste of fair business, and fair-goers a taste of the vendors.
Production at the plant, along with improvements to existing facilities, will focus on meeting rising demand for pectin, a citrus fruit-based texturizer used in jams, beverages.
The capital will allow the St. Paul-based company, known for creating hornless cattle, to add staff, secure patents, and boost production and development.
The deal boosts the capabilities of Land O’Lakes Sustain, a Land O’Lakes division that utilizes partnerships with farmers and other businesses to promote precision conservation in farming.
Minnesota is the third-largest pork-producing state in the U.S.
Grow North is launching the event to promote agriculture entrepreneurship.
The state’s oldest winery fights its upstart competitors over what constitutes a Minnesota wine.
Beneficiaries of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture program include schools and the Sioux community.
After a year in business, Darling Pickle Dips wants to dip into new markets.
Thanks to a collaboration with Minneapolis officials and the Northside Economic Opportunity Network, eighth grader Jaequan Faulkner’s hot dog business became a legitimate, permitted operation Monday.
Trade policy will always create winners and losers. The key is to mitigate the harms to the losers.
A status check on the region’s long-delayed projects.
Rob Zeaske will leave the organization next year to move to Boston for his wife’s job. The CEO spoke to TCB about his departure and what it means for the Twin Cities non-profit.
The frozen treat maker works to save Fourth of July after two truckloads of its most in-demand flavor melted.
Premium Iowa Pork has proposed turning the former chicken plant in Luverne into a pork processing plant. The permit request is being reviewed by city officials.
The plant-based food producer’s latest funding is gained just months after obtaining a $25 million investment in another campaign, and a separate Cargill partnership.
Amid the chaos of early summer break, Bloomington-based frozen pizza brand and the Dawson’s Creek and Vice Principals actress are providing $25 for groceries on Instacart.com to 5,000 parents nationwide.