Agriculture

April 30, 2012 5:09 PM

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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April 25, 2012 6:19 PM

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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April 18, 2012 2:39 PM

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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April 17, 2012 3:48 PM

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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April 12, 2012 12:08 AM

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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April 12, 2012 12:00 AM

Apple growers worry cold could kill crop

Minnesota apple growers worry that a recent cold snap could kill new buds on their apple trees after early warm weather this spring.

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April 11, 2012 5:35 PM

Spring planting picks up, but some farmers hold off

The pace of spring planting is picking up across Minnesota now that an important deadline for crop insurance coverage has passed. But the push to plant the state's $7 billion corn probably won't be the all-out rush expected a few weeks ago.

by Mark Steil

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April 11, 2012 10:10 AM

Apple orchard uses helicopters to help save crop

Cathy Wurzer talks with Afton Apple Orchard's Michael Fleming. The farm is working to save its apple crop from frosty weather.

by Cathy Wurzer

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April 9, 2012 4:00 AM

Farm bill faces austere future

Farmers may face some uncertainty by harvest time as Congress grapples with rewriting the farm bill before it expires in September. On the table are big cuts in federal farm spending.

by Brett Neely