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Goat farmers struggle to cash in on cheese

A growing market for goat cheese is an opportunity for central Minnesota's goat producers, but they are unable to help meet demand now that a Canadian company has stopped processing their milk.

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Dairy farmers in Wis., Minn. have moderate month

Dairy production in Wisconsin and Minnesota continues to outpace last year's harvest, but the rate of increase is slowing.

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Hearing over raw milk producer continues today

Testimony continues Wednesday in a Sibley County District Court trial about raw milk products made at a dairy farm linked to an E. coli outbreak.
by Mark Steil

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Farms involved in recalled eggs share suppliers, other ties

Farms involved in recalled eggs share suppliers, other ties

Two Iowa farms that recalled more than a half-billion eggs linked to as many as 1,300 cases of salmonella poisoning share suppliers of chickens and feed, as well as ties to an Iowa business routinely cited for violating state and federal law.

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Growers: USDA must act to prevent sugar supply issue

Growers: USDA must act to prevent sugar supply issue

A judge's ruling halting planting of genetically modified sugar beet seeds has left growers feeling uncertain as they wait for federal officials to decide the next step for a crop that provides half of the nation's sugar supply.

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Dairy farmer's witness concedes problems while defending farm

Dairy farmer's witness concedes problems while defending farm

A dairy consultant testifying on behalf of a Gibbon dairy farmer testified in court Friday that he believes "quality milk products and safe products can be produced on that farm." However, he acknowledged that higher-than-allowable levels of bacteria were found recently in some milk samples taken from the farm.
by Mark Steil

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Red River Valley sugar beet harvest beginning

American Crystal Sugar Co.'s early beet harvest began Tuesday, earlier than ever because the crop appears to be bigger than ever.

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Cargill doubles profits in 4Q

Cargill's fourth-quarter net income more than doubled, the global agribusiness company said Tuesday, as ingredient costs fell and consumer demand began to strengthen. Full-year profits, however, still lagged behind 2009.

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Rains slow Minnesota's small grain harvest

Last week's rains slowed Minnesota's small grain harvest, but progress remains ahead of last year and the five-year average.

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ND spring wheat crop expected to be bigger

North Dakota's spring wheat crop is expected to be 4 percent bigger than last year's, thanks in part to average yields that should equal the 2009 record of 46 bushels per acre.

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