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Agriculture

Avocado-fed pork? Why animal feed is going gourmet

Peanuts, flax, sprouts and avocados: It's not the menu at a health food deli, but the menu inside some barns. What's more, many farmers experimenting with these gourmet feeds are growing the ingredients themselves.

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Farmers warn of high milk prices without farm bill

Dairy farmers expressed frustration this week with Congress' failure to pass a farm bill, saying the uncertainty made it hard to do business and some could go under without changes to the federal milk program.

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USDA: Wet spring won't affect predicted corn crop

The U.S. Department of Agriculture shocked farmers, grain analysts and market traders Friday with a report that shows no reduction in the number of acres planted in corn, despite a soggy spring.

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What the rise of cage-free eggs means for chickens

What the rise of cage-free eggs means for chickens

The typical life of an egg-laying chicken is beginning to change dramatically. Animal welfare groups have long been campaigning against cages. They are succeeding, and this is where the change starts.

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USDA rule on potatoes incites industry ire

USDA rule on potatoes incites industry ire

Americans love to pile on the potatoes - we consumed a whopping 112 pounds per capita last year. But according to the National Potato Council, the U.S. Department of Agriculture "discriminates" against fresh, white potatoes.

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Members become lenders at Wrenshall produce farm

Members become lenders at Wrenshall produce farm

After a financial crisis, a farm owned by Rick and Karola Dalens is back on solid ground. With more than 100 member-customers, Northern Harvest Farm is one of 15 Community Supported Agriculture produce farms that have sprouted in the Northland. CSA farms are different than traditional market farms because farmers earn an established income from members buying shares at the beginning of each growing year.

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Farmers warned after anthrax kills Minn. cow

A cow in northwest Minnesota has died from anthrax, the first case in Minnesota in five years. Anthrax spores occur naturally in the ground, and recent heavy rains may have brought the anthrax to the surface.
by Mark Steil

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