Wild Make Two Trades
(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Wild are making some moves ahead of the 2025 NHL Draft. The Wild traded center Freddy Gaudreau to the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a fourth-round pick. Minnesota also sent forward
Timberwolves Pick Zikarsky At 45
(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Timberwolves added another big man to their front court in the second round of the NBA Draft yesterday. The Wolves traded down a couple of times and took Australian center Rocco Zikarsky
Twins Crush Mariners
(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Twins scored eight runs in the bottom of the sixth during a 10-1 rout of the Seattle Mariners at Target Field. Trevor Larnach gave Minnesota a 2-0 lead with a home run
Kennedy Announces More Companies Dumping Dyes
(Washington, DC) — More companies are agreeing to end the use of certain synthetic dyes in food and drink products. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced today Nestlé and Conagra say they will eliminate their use
Jericho Mountain Fire Grows To 493 Acres
(Helena, MT) — Crews are working to contain a wildfire burning southwest of Helena. The Jericho Mountain Fire has charred an estimated 493 acres as of yesterday afternoon and no containment has been reached as of yet.
Democrats Speak Out Against Possible SNAP Cuts
Senate Democrats, including Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), held a press conference this week on how Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Betrayal” will take food assistance away from millions of Americans. They say SNAP cuts will
June Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Inventory
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2025 was 75.1 million head. This was up slightly from June 1, 2024, and up 1 percent from March 1, 2025. Breeding inventory, at 5.98 million
Study on New Port Fee Policy Raises Ag Export Costs
A new report estimates that the recently finalized U.S. port fees on Chinese-operated and Chinese-built vessels could increase shipping costs for American agricultural exporters by up to $6.2 billion annually by 2028. The policy was issued by
Global Urea Prices Surge
Prices for urea, a key ingredient in the world’s fertilizer supplies, have surged globally alongside escalating violence in the Middle East. Bloomberg said the violence is interfering with the flow of urea supplies from one of the
China Signs Agreement with Argentina for Soymeal
Chinese firms have booked the first soymeal cargo from Argentina since Beijing first approved Argentine imports in 2019. Reuters said China’s animal feed industry wants to broaden its supply options to mitigate potential disruptions from the U.S.-China