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Renville County mega cattle feedlot nearly done

Just as everything lined up and ready to go, world financial markets erupted in turmoil with the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, forcing Tom Revier and Dave Revier to put plans on hold.

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Minn. leaders, ranchers praise end of bovine TB

Gov. Mark Dayton, state lawmakers, cattle producers and others are praising efforts to end bovine tuberculosis in Minnesota.
by Tom Scheck

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Record drought causes concern for next year's crops

The driest fall on record in parts of Minnesota already has farmers concerned about next year's crops.
by Mark Steil

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Management, locked-out workers dig in at Crystal Sugar annual meeting

Management, locked-out workers dig in at Crystal Sugar annual meeting

The president of American Crystal Sugar Co. said company shareholders are telling management to not back down in a labor dispute with union workers.
by Dan Gunderson

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EPA faults Monsanto in rootworm cases

EPA faults Monsanto in rootworm cases

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is criticizing Monsanto for its handling of cases of damage to corn crops by rootworm.
by Mark Steil

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Livestock farmers say ethanol eats too much corn

Livestock farmers say ethanol eats too much corn

Livestock farmers are demanding a change in the nation's ethanol policy, claiming current rules could lead to higher meat prices if corn growers have a bad year.

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U study: Global food demand could double by 2050

A new study from the University of Minnesota projects that global food demand could double by 2050.
by Matt Sepic

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Farmers ready to make some fiscal sacrifices, group says

Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation president Kevin Paap says delegates to the organization's 93rd Annual Meeting this weekend were focused on federal farm legislation.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Prices of farmland still on the rise

Prices of farmland still on the rise

The price of Midwest farmland continues to surge higher at a near record pace, according to the Federal Reserve Bank, with some land being sold for $10,000 per acre or more.

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Cargill heir dies in Calif.

Cargill MacMillan Jr., the billionaire heir to an agribusiness fortune, has died in California. He was 84.

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