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Is corn to blame for high humidity?

Is corn to blame for high humidity?

Weather experts in Canada and the United States say there's a connection between corn and high dew points.
by Tim Post

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The farm bill debate

The farm bill debate

All eyes are on the 2007 farm bill, as concerns over declining family farms, the safety of imported foods, and childhood obesity are on the rise. Midmorning finds out how government policies shape what we eat.

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Dairy farmers enjoy high prices

Dairy farmers enjoy high prices

Dairy farmers are currently being paid some of the highest prices they've ever seen for milk. But consumers are paying higher prices at the grocery store.
by Tim Post

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Economist predicts a South Dakota boom

Economist predicts a South Dakota boom

There's a shift in the economic base in South Dakota. The move is from primarily agriculture to the sciences and technology.
by Cara Hetland

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Million-dollar farmers would lose subsidies under House farm bill

Million-dollar farmers would lose subsidies under House farm bill

The limits are an attempt to appease a growing number of critics, including the Bush administration, who say the farm subsidies need an overhaul.

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Young farmer shares new vision for Hmong farming

Young farmer shares new vision for Hmong farming

Visit any farmers market in the Twin Cities and you're likely to see Hmong vendors selling raspberries, sweet onions, and other produce they've grown. Farming runs deep in the Hmong culture. However, many Hmong farmers are isolated both by culture and language from the rest of U.S. agriculture.
by Roseanne Pereira

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Dry weather worries parts of region

Dry weather worries parts of region

Despite heavy rain across parts of the region, concerns remain about dry conditions in Minnesota and South Dakota.
by Cara Hetland and Mark Steil

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NOAA says Dead Zone could be largest ever

NOAA says Dead Zone could be largest ever

Federal officials estimate this year's Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone" could be the largest ever measured. One cause for the larger than normal dead zone could be an increase this year in the size of the nation's corn crop.
by Mark Steil

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Farmers worry ethanol mergers in the future

Farmers worry ethanol mergers in the future

The face of the ethanol industry could change in the next year if analysts predicting a wave of mergers are correct. An expected over-supply of the corn-based fuel could trigger industry consolidation.
by Mark Steil

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Weekend rain helped some - but not all - farmers

Weekend rain helped some - but not all - farmers

The USDA's latest weekly crop report says for the most part Minnesota farm fields are doing well. But in some parts of the region a lack of rain is starting to hurt crop development. Fifty-six percent of the state's soil is rated short or very short of moisture.
by Tim Post

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