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Brewing fuel down on the farm

Some northern Minnesota farmers hope to significantly reduce their need for imported fuel. The farmers are working with the University of Minnesota to use the canola seed they harvest to make fuel to run their tractors.
by Dan Gunderson

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Agencies wrestle with phosphorus control

Agencies wrestle with phosphorus control

Phosphorus makes the algae in Minnesota's lakes bloom, and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is struggling to limit all of its sources.
by Sea Stachura

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Iowa pushes organic farming to fill demand gap

Iowa pushes organic farming to fill demand gap

Farmers in the Sioux City, Iowa area are being encouraged to switch to organic crop production. If it works, the new producers will join a growing industry.
by Mark Steil

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Lines drawn over subsidy cap in farm bill

Lines drawn over subsidy cap in farm bill

Subcommittee work is underway in Congress on a new farm bill. House lawmakers mainly from southern states oppose major changes in the farm subsidy program.
by Mark Steil

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Fibrominn powers ahead with turkey litter

Fibrominn powers ahead with turkey litter

When you flip on your lights now, you may be tapping into the region's newest source of electricity; a plant in Benson that's the first facility in the country to make power by burning turkey litter.
by Tim Post

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A new model for developing biofuels

A new model for developing biofuels

University of Minnesota professor Nick Jordan calls for a change in how we think about farming in the latest issue of the journal "Science."

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Livestock and poultry producers challenge ethanol subsidies

Livestock and poultry producers challenge ethanol subsidies

Farmers usually stick together, but the powerful influence of ethanol is causing cracks in their united front. The issue is ethanol subsidies.
by Mark Steil

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Where does your food come from?

Where does your food come from?

Even if you're not a farmer, New York Times Magazine writer Michael Pollan says you should you should still pay attention to what's in the farm bill, which is up for renewal this year. Pollan, author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma," argues agricultural policy affects everything from global warming to national security.

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Farmers' markets boom across Minnesota

Farmers' markets boom across Minnesota

Farmers' markets have been sprouting up nationwide. In 1994, there were close to 1,800. Now, there are over well over double that. In Minnesota, farmers' markets are appearing across the state.
by Roseanne Pereira

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Why the corn boom could hurt the Gulf of Mexico

Why the corn boom could hurt the Gulf of Mexico

U.S. farmers are planting one of their largest corn crops ever this spring. Most of the extra corn is bound for ethanol refineries. All that corn means more fertilizer and that could affect the Gulf of Mexico.
by Mark Steil

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