Minnesota farmers are hovering near 99% compliance with a buffer law that’s been enforced since 2017. That’s a sign of success in a state filled with waterways, wetlands and over 14,000 lakes that are ...

The buffer strip law in Minnesota has been a hot topic, but what exactly is it, why has it been so contentious and what’s going on at the state and local level? Here is a guide to the controversial ...

COURTLAND — They wouldn’t support a repeal of mandated buffer strips but they are open to further refining the requirements, two area lawmakers told frustrated farmers Saturday morning. Nearly 100 ...

This 50-foot buffer strip is on the Vermillion River near Hastings in Dakota County. The county has been aggressive in its enforcement of a state statute requiring the buffer strips on some rivers and ...

The citizens of McLeod County need to trust their elected county commissioners to act in good faith and ensure the rights of its citizens are protected. Two areas of concern are implementation of the ...

Following the implementation of legislation championed by Gov. Mark Dayton, farmers in McLeod County and around the state took acres out of production, and planted vegetative strips along waterways.

In Minnesota, there is a growing movement against the buffer strip law mostly on the grounds that the landowners should be paid for the land they would be required to set aside. Certainly that is good ...

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has ceded ground to farm interests, Republicans and some Democrats over a contentious aspect of his plan to require vegetative buffer strips to help protect ...

An area lawmaker and Gov. Mark Dayton have differences over whether to change part of the state's current buffer strip law. Rep. Paul Torkelson, R-Hanska, was one of the GOP lawmakers who worked with ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — A break on property taxes hasn’t spurred much participation in a cleaner-water program meant to reduce runoff from agricultural fields and pastures in South Dakota. So state ...

When a community grows in the Midwest, especially in East Central Illinois, chances are that the expansion will involve farmland. Trouble is, urban residents moving into the countryside and farms ...