Dairy farmer Parker Byington hopes to find more welcoming pastures in Colorado. 11:30 am, Apr. 20, 2021 ×
With a big portion of his herd packed into livestock trailers, dairy farmer Parker Byington said goodbye to Winona County, looking forward to what he hopes are more welcoming pastures in Colorado. Byington blames Winona County s animal unit cap as a factor in the move.
From Facebook:
Amy Gold: It’s sad to see livestock farmers work so hard without much help from government while crop farmers get so much. Have so much respect for them.
Don Carlson: No reason for this operation to move to Colorado. Its pitiful. Regulation after regulation. Anything/anyone that thinks about Minnesota to do business is out of their mind. Hope your politicians in Winona County are happy. Good folks down the road. Hug your trees..
Insects are crawling their way into Minnesota s sustainable food scene as an inexpensive source of protein. Written By: John Sievers | ×
Todd Renard adds protein powder made from mealworm or crickets and some of his own homegrown ground mealworm to some of his food for added protein. Renard is pictured holding his homegrown ground mealworm Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at his home in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)
The idea of eating insects really bugs some people. Others, not so much.
Todd Renard, a 36-year-old marketing manager for Solar Connection Inc. in Rochester, started eating insects in 2014. He became interested in entomophagy, the scientific term for consuming insects, while completing a graduate degree in sustainability.