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‘It’s pretty devastating’: Turkey farmer hopes worst is over after avian flu loss

‘It’s pretty devastating’: Turkey farmer hopes worst is over after avian flu loss

During the last avian flu outbreak seven years ago, the central Minnesota turkey farms owned by Matt Herdering's family managed to escape unscathed. This time around, they weren't so lucky.
by Kirsti Marohn

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How Minnesota’s farmers handle extreme weather, inflation and supply chain woes

How Minnesota’s farmers handle extreme weather, inflation and supply chain woes

Rising costs, supply chain trouble and extreme weather are causing problems for farmers. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Minnesota’s agriculture commissioner about the state of farming.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Demand at food banks is way up again. But inflation makes it harder to meet the need

Demand at food banks is way up again. But inflation makes it harder to meet the need

High food and gas prices are squeezing working families, sending some to food pantries for the first time. But providers are struggling with high costs, fewer donations and supply chain woes.
by Jennifer Ludden

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Hydroponics: The latest fad in food or the future of agriculture?

Hydroponics: The latest fad in food or the future of agriculture?

Hydroponics is seeing a rebirth -- and with fresh urgency as food shortages and the effects of climate change intensify. Micah Helle, hydroponic farm manager for Pillsbury United Communities, joined host Tom Crann to share more.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Biden to meet with baby formula makers on easing shortage

Biden to meet with baby formula makers on easing shortage

President Joe Biden is set to meet with infant formula manufacturers as his administration works to ease nationwide shortages. The administration's strategy calls for importing foreign supplies and using the Defense Production Act to speed domestic production. 
by The Associated Press

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Lenders more likely to deny home loans to people of color in the Twin Cities

Lenders more likely to deny home loans to people of color in the Twin Cities

New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis shows that the denial rate for home loans is higher for people of color than it is for White applicants. The starkest gap was between Black applicants at 4.3% and White applicants at 1.7%. MPR News host Tom Crann spoke with Alene Tchourumoff, Senior Vice President of Community Development and Engagement at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, for more on the findings.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Des Moines tries cooperation to reduce farm runoff

Des Moines tries cooperation to reduce farm runoff

A Des Moines utility has for years engaged in a bitter struggle to clean up drinking water that comes from rivers teeming with agricultural pollutants, filing lawsuits, proposing legislation and even public shaming to try to force farmers to reduce runoff from their fields.
by The Associated Press

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