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Agriculture

Markets react as farmers say they will plant more wheat, soybeans

Markets react as farmers say they will plant more wheat, soybeans

If you've noticed the price of food going up, you may be interested in what the U.S. Agriculture Department reported today. The USDA said farmers plan to put more soybeans and wheat in the ground and ease up on corn. That could slow the rise in food prices.
by Mark Steil

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From field to table

From field to table

Tainted produce, environmental concerns, and rising energy costs are helping feed a growing interest in local food and small farms. Midmorning speaks with two farmers who are trying to change the way we look at food and agriculture.

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Novel mixes horses, riders, and encroaching wealth

Novel mixes horses, riders, and encroaching wealth

When Aryn Kyle began writing about a girl growing up at a Montana riding school, she meant it to be a short story. Yet, when she came back to it a few years later, it became her best-selling novel "The God of Animals."

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New case of bovine TB could downgrade Minn.'s status

New case of bovine TB could downgrade Minn.'s status

Another case of bovine tuberculosis in northern Minnesota will lead to a downgrade in the state's TB status. This is the fourth infected cattle herd since last fall, and the 11th since the disease was first found in 2005.
by Dan Gunderson

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Cashing in on global warming

Cashing in on global warming

Thousands of farmers, and a few cities are earning money from climate change. They're trading on the carbon market.
by Dan Gunderson

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