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FDA nixes 'corn sugar' label for syrup

The Food and Drug Administration has rejected the Corn Refiners Association's bid to rename high fructose corn syrup as "corn sugar." The FDA says it defines sugars as a solid, dried and crystallized food -- not a syrup.

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Corn crop could hit record, but also depress prices

Corn crop could hit record, but also depress prices

Minnesota's corn crop is off to a good start and could contribute to a record U.S. harvest. But uncertainty over prices has farmers wondering if a bountiful harvest might cost them more than they can sell their corn for.
by Mark Steil

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Government support could shift for farmers

Government support could shift for farmers

Government support has long served as a safety net for farmers. But Congress could end the program in the farm bill that pays farmers that money whether crop prices are high or low.
by Conrad Wilson

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Pesticide drift confirmed from some Minnesota farm fields

Pesticide drift confirmed from some Minnesota farm fields

People in some Minnesota communities are routinely exposed to pesticide drift from nearby farm fields, according to a new study released Thursday. The chemical in question, a commonly used fungicide called chlorothalonil, is under increasing scrutiny.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minn. apple crop mostly survives untimely frost

Minn. apple crop mostly survives untimely frost

The sudden cold snap that interrupted Minnesota's warm spring five weeks ago doesn't appear to have been as big a disaster for the state's apple crop as first feared, but it still has left some growers hurting and worried.

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With favorable conditions, nearly half of corn crops planted

With favorable conditions, nearly half of corn crops planted

With favorable weather most of last week, Minnesota farmers have planted nearly half their corn as the pace of spring planting continues ahead of normal.
by Mark Steil

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Study finds organic yields trail conventional farming methods

Study finds organic yields trail conventional farming methods

A new study published today in Nature, the international weekly journal of science, concludes that organic farming methods produce less food per acre than conventional practices.
by Mark Steil

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Spring plant on track for Minn. farmers

The latest crop report says through last Sunday farmers had planted 56 percent of their spring wheat. One year ago none of the crop was in the ground.
by Mark Steil

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University agriculture school grows in new areas

University agriculture school grows in new areas

Demographics at the University of Minnesota's agriculture school are changing. A different breed of student is filling the classroom.
by Alex Friedrich

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Study: Farm runoff costly for small towns to clean up

Some Minnesota towns face high costs to clean up their drinking water because of pollution runoff from farms, according to a report today from an environmental group.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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