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Farmers call for spending cuts, can't agree where

Farmers call for spending cuts, can't agree where

The nation's biggest farm lobbying group supports a balanced budget. It's against tax increases and says the federal government needs to tighten its belt.

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High crop prices lead to concerns over food prices

High crop prices lead to concerns over food prices

In the volatile world of farm commodities, all it takes these days is a little surprise to send grain prices a lot higher.
by Mark Steil

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Minn. corn, soybean production set records

New figures released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wednesday say Minnesota farmers grew an estimated 1.29 billion bushels of corn, up 4 percent from last year's record.

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Cargill has strong quarter

Cargill posted sharply higher quarterly earnings, helped by strong growth from The Mosaic Co. Cargill spun off the fertilizer maker several years ago, but retains a 64 percent stake.
by Bill Catlin

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Ground broken for canola plant in NW Minn.

Ground has been broken for a $168 million canola plant in northwestern Minnesota that's expected to generate up to 250 construction jobs through 2012.

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Corn, soybean, wheat prices surge as US cuts supply outlook

Corn, soybean, wheat prices surge as US cuts supply outlook

Corn and soybeans jumped to the highest prices since July 2008 and wheat rose after the government cut forecasts for U.S. inventories, signaling tighter food supply as demand increases and adverse weather hurts crops.

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Minnesota Organic Conference set for St. Cloud

Organic farmers and experts will be gathering in St. Cloud on Friday and Saturday for the annual Minnesota Organic Conference and Trade Show.

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NW Minn. farmer pleads guilty to lying to USDA

A farmer from northwestern Minnesota has pleaded guilty to lying to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a moldy beans scheme.

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Immigrant farmers look to move from markets to grocers

Immigrant farmers look to move from markets to grocers

Immigrant farmers are fixtures at farmers' markets in the Twin Cities, but they are not nearly as well represented in other parts of the local food scene.
by Nancy Lebens

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