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PETA: Manager still at farm where pigs were abused

PETA: Manager still at farm where pigs were abused

The manager of an Iowa hog farm where an animal rights group shot video of workers abusing pigs is still on the job, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said Tuesday.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Crop report may influence food prices

Crop report may influence food prices

A government report out today may influence the prices consumers pay for food in coming months.
by Mark Steil

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USDA allows 'split status' for bovine TB in Minn.

USDA allows 'split status' for bovine TB in Minn.

The split status is expected to help most of Minnesota's producers by lessening costly testing requirements for the disease.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Excel Dairy still below air quality standards

Excel Dairy still below air quality standards

Minnesota Health Department officials meet with Marshall County to report on the continuing problems with air quality issues around the Excel Dairy.
by Tom Robertson

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Farmers and ranchers upset with wolf ruling

Farmers and ranchers upset with wolf ruling

Many Upper Midwest livestock producers are dissapointed with a federal court ruling that returns the gray wolf to protected status in the region.
by Minnesota News Network

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Country of origin labels coming to the grocery store

Country of origin labels coming to the grocery store

Country of Origin Labeling will be required on fresh meat, produce and seafood on Sept. 30th, and phased in over six months. Supporters of the legislation say the labels will help consumers make more informed food choices. But others say the labels will add cost with very little benefit.
by Dan Gunderson

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Farmers disappointed at low soybean yields

Farmers disappointed at low soybean yields

The Minnesota soybean harvest is getting started, and there's a bit of disappointment so far in the results. For some farmers, yields are falling short of what they had hoped for and they're also worried about declining crop prices.
by Mark Steil

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High corn prices create huge losses in ethanol industry

High corn prices create huge losses in ethanol industry

For ethanol companies, big moves in the price of corn can mean large profits or major losses. With corn prices all over the map this year, companies have committed to paying high prices. The profit losses are adding up to tens of millions of dollars.
by Mark Steil

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Will green gas fuel the future?

Will green gas fuel the future?

Wisconsin researchers are producing the next generation of biofuel. They're turning sugar water into gasoline.
by Dan Gunderson

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Author Charles Mann explains the crisis beneath our feet

Author Charles Mann explains the crisis beneath our feet

The soil in the American Midwest is among the most fertile ground on the planet, but the world's supply of soil is changing. To find out how, Tom Crann sat down with author Charles Mann, who's wrote about the soil crisis in the September issue of National Geographic.
by Tom Crann

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