Agriculture

January 20, 2006 3:13 PM

Digging down with Farmer John

Illinois farmer John Peterson, known to some as Farmer John, is the subject of a new documentary that chronicles his somewhat eventful life. Not only is he a full time farmer, he's also a writer, performer, and filmmaker. "The Real Dirt on Farmer John" opens this weekend.

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January 19, 2006 4:15 PM

Trading grain for health insurance

Cargill is launching a new program that encourages farmers to mix grain sales with health care. Cargill will help farmers pay for their medical bills through health savings accounts, in exchange for their grain contracts.

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December 27, 2005 1:10 PM

Local food touted as healthy alternative

Some people in northern Minnesota are making sure they know where their food comes from. They're eating only the food they can find that's grown within 250 miles of where they live.

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November 29, 2005 11:20 AM

Fraud on the farm

A small number of farmers and insurance agents are defrauding the nation's crop insurance system by filing false claims. Some say the system is ripe for fraud.

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October 26, 2005 5:14 PM

Home for the harvest

The fall harvest is a time when everyone on the farm does their part. Sometimes the help comes from a long distance away.

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October 13, 2005 12:01 AM

Grain storage problems at elevators

A big crop and transportation problems have many Minnesota elevators storing grain on the ground. One co-op in southwest Minnesota may store almost two million bushels of corn and soybeans outside.

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September 29, 2005 12:01 AM

Biodiesel requirement takes effect

State officials are celebrating the start of a new requirement Thursday that all diesel fuel sold in Minnesota contain 2 percent biodiesel.

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September 28, 2005 5:05 PM

Minnesota trying to contain bovine tuberculosis outbreak

The Minnesota Board of Animal Health is working to contain the state's first bovine tuberculosis outbreak since 1971.

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September 5, 2005 12:01 AM

Katrina slows farm economy

Hurricane Katrina's impact reaches far beyond the gulf coast. As harvest approaches, Minnesota farmers are worried about the storm's effect on them.

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August 10, 2005 5:23 PM

Minnesota's oldest co-op store may close

One of the oldest stores in Minnesota may close its doors. A group of farmers started the store in 1894.

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