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Agriculture

Corn, soybean crops behind schedule; at risk of early freeze damage

Corn, soybean crops behind schedule; at risk of early freeze damage

The warmer weather forecast for the next week, including some 90 degree temperatures, should speed crop maturity, and lessen the risk of damage from a frost a little.
by Mark Steil

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Blueberry bounty has growers feeling blue

Blueberry bounty has growers feeling blue

The blueberries on your morning cereal are less expensive this year. That's because farmers are harvesting a bumper crop this summer. It's good news for berry lovers, but the bounty might wreck some blueberry growers.

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Farmers could harvest second-largest crop in Minnesota history

Farmers could harvest second-largest crop in Minnesota history

Minnesota farmers are expected to harvest slightly smaller corn and soybean crops this fall than last year, in part because fields in some parts of the state have been hurt by too much spring rain, followed, by streak of cool temperatures.
by Mark Steil

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Emergency hay harvest will be chosen by DNR lottery

Today is the last day that farmers can apply for the state's emergency hay harvest on wildlife management areas.
by Lorna Benson

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DNR offers livestock producers emergency haying

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering emergency haying for livestock producers because of a hay shortage.

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Farm laborers get foothold with their own organic farms

A program that helps field workers start their own farms and businesses is starting to yield a few success stories.

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Farmers adjust fertilizer for cleaner water at home and downstream

Farmers adjust fertilizer for cleaner water at home and downstream

Farmland is the source for 70 percent of the nitrates in state surface waters, according to a recent study. Reducing the amount of nitrate that enters rivers and streams is a daunting job, but there are signs that some of the changes made on farms already are taking hold.
by Mark Steil

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Crop insurance rule causing confusion for some

Crop insurance rule causing confusion for some

Last year's drought has contributed to confusion over crop insurance rules for some Upper Midwest farmers who couldn't get a crop in the ground this past spring due to the opposite weather extreme -- too much moisture.

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How to better protect farmworkers from pesticides: Spanish

Farm-use pesticides carry warning labels that spell out health risks and how workers should protect themselves -- but those labels are usually in English.

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Are antibiotics on the farm risky business?

Activist groups, as well as prominent medical organizations, are calling for stricter rules on how these animal antibiotics are used. At the moment, there are few restrictions on agricultural use; farmers can buy most antibiotics for the animals over the counter.

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