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Senate blocks $286B farm bill, likely stalling it until next year

Senate blocks $286B farm bill, likely stalling it until next year

Though politically popular, the bill stalled in a dispute between the parties over unrelated amendments that Republicans wanted to add. Democrats failed to get the 60 votes they needed to cut off debate on the measure.

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Senate farm bill stalls

Senate farm bill stalls

The Senate hopes to pass a new farm bill before leaving for their Thanksgiving break. Democrats will try to break an impasse over the measure today by limiting debate on the legislation.
by Mark Steil

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Ethanol celebrates a milestone

Ethanol celebrates a milestone

It was ten years ago that Minnesota became the first state to require a 10 percent blend of ethanol in all gas. Now, the industry is experiencing a glut and prices are in the dumper. So, is this fledgling industry mature enough so that our policies around it should change?
by Cara Hetland

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Allegations raise a stink over Mower County feedlot

Allegations raise a stink over Mower County feedlot

State officials are investigating possible official malfeasance in a dispute over a Mower County hog feedlot.
by Sea Stachura

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Bush names former ND governor as ag secretary

Bush names former ND governor as ag secretary

Edward Schafer, the grandson of Danish immigrants who farmed throughout their lives, gained extensive agricultural experience while serving as governor, from 1992 to 2000, of North Dakota where nearly 25 percent of its residents work as farmers and ranchers or are employed in farm-related jobs.

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Indian business makes energy on Minnesota prairie

Indian business makes energy on Minnesota prairie

Even before Gov. Pawlenty's trade mission to India, a few Indian companies dot the landscape in Minnesota.
by Mark Steil

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Lumber plant closes, housing market to blame

A plant that produces engineered strand lumber used for houses will close indefinitely, and officials are blaming a slow housing market for the move.

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Ethanol industry braces for tough times

Ethanol industry braces for tough times

After several years of unprecedented profits, the ethanol industry has taken a downturn. The main problem are low prices for the raw product.
by Mark Steil

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Whistleblower highlights concerns about atrazine

Whistleblower highlights concerns about atrazine

Science got tangled up in politics at the state Capitol Wednesday. It was a hearing on atrazine, a herbicide used on corn fields. One of the people who testified was a former state researcher who has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the state.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Hungry for workers, harvest crews look to the other side of the globe

Hungry for workers, harvest crews look to the other side of the globe

Farm employers can't get enough people to show up for work. That's true for custom harvest crews, who do about one-fourth of the nation's grain harvesting work. Many crews are looking halfway across the globe for help.
by Annie Baxter

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