Domestic agricultural processing does more than create demand for farm commodities. It anchors economic activity in rural communities.

Soybeans are one of the top U.S. agricultural exports, bringing in over $34 billion in 2022. Some 60% of soybeans in Minnesota are exported; six of 10 South Dakota soybeans are railed to Pacific ports ...

North Dakota could soon be experiencing big changes when it comes to where its ag products go. For years, North Dakota has sent about 70% of its soybeans to the Pacific Northwest, bound for export.

HANCOCK COUNTY — Planning officials are contemplating a rule change that would allow authorities to consider, on a case-by-case basis, requests to process animals in agricultural areas. County ...

Several cranes tower above a busy construction site along state Highway 37 south of Mitchell where work is rapidly progressing on a $500 million grain plant that will be the latest addition to South ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s agriculture chief plans to ask lawmakers for $75 million to help bring processing and packing facilities to the state so farmers don’t have to send their products ...

An ag produce processing and cooling facility is proposed for 1750 E. Betteravia Road east of Santa Maria. While the new cooler’s future home is filled with weeds, land around it is currently used for ...

Farmland used for agricultural processing facilities would qualify for lower property taxes under a bill that Oregon ...