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'Completely catastrophic': Flooding and tariffs causing chaos for farmers

'Completely catastrophic': Flooding and tariffs causing chaos for farmers

Weeks of rain across the Midwest and the Great Plains have kept many farmers from planting crops. On top of that, they are dealing with President Trump's ongoing trade dispute with China.
by Nathan Rott

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Stinking rich? Malaysia aims to cash in on China's durian craze

Stinking rich? Malaysia aims to cash in on China's durian craze

A single durian can fetch $100 in China, where appetite for the spiky, pungent fruit is booming. Now Malaysia wants to make durian a leading export, and the rush to plant and invest is on.
by Michael Sullivan

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Wayward bison in Rochester is located, put down

Wayward bison in Rochester is located, put down

The nearly weeklong saga of a bison on the loose in the Rochester area came to an end on Friday evening.
by MPR News Staff

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Seeley: It's the latest crop planting season in 40 years

Cool, soggy weather this spring is making it tough for Minnesota farmers to get seeds in the ground. Historically tough.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Safe or scary? The shifting reputation of Roundup

Safe or scary? The shifting reputation of Roundup

The world's most widely used weed killer was once seen as one of the safest pesticides. Now it is blamed for causing cancer. Yet the scientific evidence remains disputed.
by Dan Charles

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As planting window closes, Minn. farmers face tough choices

As planting window closes, Minn. farmers face tough choices

Spring planting is about two weeks behind. Farmers will soon need to decide whether they'll try to plant late, and run the risk of losing their crops to an early frost, or if they'll work up to an insurance payment deadline and take a loss on the seeds they're not able to get into the ground.
by Dan Gunderson

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'American soil' is increasingly foreign owned

'American soil' is increasingly foreign owned

The number of acres of U.S. farmland held by foreign-owned investors has doubled in the past two decades, raising alarm bells in farming communities.
by Renee Wilde

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Trade impasse: Trump pledges $16B to farmers; markets slump

Trade impasse: Trump pledges $16B to farmers; markets slump

Trump rolled out another $16 billion in aid for farmers hurt by his trade policies, and financial markets shook Thursday on the growing realization that the U.S. and China are far from settling a bitter, year-long trade dispute.
by Associated Press

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Farmers testing new fertilizer alternative: Bacteria

Farmers testing new fertilizer alternative: Bacteria

Farmers across the country are putting a genetically modified bacteria in the ground this spring to help corn plants use naturally occurring nitrogen. The goal is to eventually replace synthetic nitrogen fertilizer.
by Dan Gunderson

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