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USDA forecasts crop yields

USDA forecasts crop yields

Minnesota farmers are expected to harvest an above average corn crop this fall, but the soybean crop is struggling. The U.S. Agriculture Department released its first detailed look at the fall harvest.
by Phil Picardi

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USDA predicts record corn crop in Minnesota

USDA predicts record corn crop in Minnesota

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates Minnesota farmers could harvest a record corn crop this fall. But the soybean crop is struggling.
by Mark Steil

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Success of fall harvest depends on the weather

Success of fall harvest depends on the weather

Minnesota farmers have dealt with just about every weather condition you can think of this year -- including floods, drought and hail. They're still hoping for a good harvest, but that depends on the weather cooperating.
by Mark Steil

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Pawlenty announces farmer assistance network

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is announcing a program to help Minnesota farmers now in crisis.

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Thousands of Minn. turkeys quarantined

Several thousand turkeys at a large poultry producer in central Minnesota's Meeker County have been quarantined after routine testing discovered a strain of avian flu.
by Madeleine Baran

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Controlling farm runoff could have multiple benefits

Controlling farm runoff could have multiple benefits

A big contributor to the Gulf of Mexico's 'dead zone' is farmland runoff, but a new approach to farmland drainage may help reduce its size.
by Mark Steil

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Cool weather slows MN crops

Cool weather continues to slow crop development in Minnesota.

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USDA announces price increase to help dairy farmers

The Agriculture Department is helping struggling dairy farmers by raising the price paid for milk and cheddar cheese through a dairy price support program.

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Farms used as real world research labs

Farms used as real world research labs

A North Dakota farmer is letting researchers try a new approach to studying the environmental impacts of agriculture by turning his entire farm into a laboratory.
by Dan Gunderson

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Organic farmers hope trucks increase business

Organic farmers hope trucks increase business

Farmers in southeastern Minnesota hope to capitalize on a growing interest in local foods, and have launched a trucking business to haul their produce direct to office buildings in the Twin Cities.
by Sea Stachura

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