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Milk production lags in Wisconsin, Minnesota

Milk production is picking up across the country, but not so much in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

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U of M to mark 2nd Agriculture Awareness Day

Cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys and sheep will be visiting the heart of an urban college campus.

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Once untouchable, farm subsidies may be on the chopping block

Once untouchable, farm subsidies may be on the chopping block

With both farm profits and federal budget deficits soaring, even strong congressional supporters of farm subsidies say cuts are coming in the 2012 budget.
by Mark Steil

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Mpls. passes plan to expand urban farming

Mpls. passes plan to expand urban farming

A plan to expand urban farming in Minneapolis received final approval from the city council and Mayor R.T. Rybak on Friday.
by Madeleine Baran

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Minn. lawmakers approve Green Acres changes

Minnesota lawmakers have approved changes to a state program meant to hold down property taxes in rural Minnesota.

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Claims process to open for Hispanic, women farmers

The Farm Service Agency has set up a process to resolve claims by Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who say they were discriminated against when seeking farm loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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High soil moisture delays Minn. farm fieldwork

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the soil is still too wet for fieldwork in some areas.

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Farm subsidies face $30B hit under GOP budget plan

Farm subsidies face $30B hit under GOP budget plan

The Republican head of the House Budget Committee has proposed cutting agriculture subsidies by $30 billion over the next 10 years as part of a broad effort to slash federal spending, but it remains to be seen whether his ideas will be incorporated in legislation that sets funding for agriculture programs.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Farmers in Minn. tripled their income last year

Farmers in Minn. tripled their income last year

Based on a survey of 2,500 farms, the average farmer made almost $120,000. Rising grain and livestock prices were the main reason for the fat profits.
by Mark Steil

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