Play4min 16secCows may begin eating mustard to fill upMay 1, 2007 5:07 PMAs corn and soybean prices go up, some farmers are hoping to find cheaper livestock feed. A University of Minnesota researcher thinks mustard could make the jump from condiment to nutrient.
Play3min 50secTim Walz wields influence during the first 100 days of CongressApril 9, 2007 5:50 PMBy Sea StachuraTim Walz has spent just over three months in Congress, and he's already made an impact.
Play3min 31secEco Palms are new Palm Sunday traditionApril 2, 2007 6:44 PMSome Twin Cities congregations have switched to so-called "eco-palms" for their palm sunday services. Congregations can buy palms from Latin American palm-growers who receive a higher wage for the leaves they harvest. The eco palm program also encourages a more sustainable way to grow the plants. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Crann talked to Dean Current, Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Agriculture Management. He's spent time in villages in Mexico and Guatamala that rely on the palm trade.
Play8min 57secC. Ford RungeeMarch 30, 2007 3:55 PMTo find out more about the impact of planting so much corn long-term, MPR's Tom Crann spoke with C. Ford Rungee, a professor of Applied Economics and director of the Center of International Food and Agricultural policy at the University of Minnesota.
Play4min 11secFarmers to plant more corn to meet ethanol demandMarch 30, 2007 10:15 AMBy Mark SteilThe U.S. Agriculture Department reported Friday that American farmers will plant the most corn in about 60 years.
Play3min 44secFarmers play corn rouletteMarch 29, 2007 3:00 AMBy Mark SteilThis could be a historic year for the nation's corn farmers. It's expected that rising ethanol production will bring a big increase in the U.S. corn crop.
Play3min 39secWalz hears farm bill ideasFebruary 21, 2007 5:40 PMBy Mark SteilSouthwest Minnesota farmers told 1st District Congressman Tim Walz Wednesday what they'd like to see in the next farm bill. Among the suggestions: cap federal subsidy payments to the largest farms.
Play3min 44secU.S. Forest Service releases controversial management plan for near ElyFebruary 2, 2007 4:30 PMBy Bob KelleherForest Service officials say the project will use logging, replanting, and road closings to help bring the forest closer to how it may have looked a century ago.
Minnesota farmers boost corn acresJanuary 26, 2007 3:00 PMBy Mark SteilMinnesota's mix of crops will be a little different this spring. Farmers will plant more corn. The underlying reason for the decision is the growth of the ethanol industry.
Play54min 00secMinnesota's role in increasing renewable fuel supplyJanuary 24, 2007 11:00 AMIn his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Bush called for America to produce 35 billion gallons of renewable and alternative fuels by 2017. Much of that fuel may well come from Minnesota's farm fields.