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American farmers say they feed the world, but do they?

"We feed the world," is high-tech agriculture's claim to the moral high ground. Farmers say they farm the way they do to produce food as efficiently as possible to feed the world. But is it true?

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Apple growers look forward to bountiful harvest

Apple growers look forward to bountiful harvest

The apple harvest will be a couple of weeks late this year, but the orchards are full of sweet fruit and producers are looking toward an exceptional harvest. Minnesota apple growers are expected to produce nearly 20 million pounds of fruit this year.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Drought hurts Minnesota's soybean crop

Even though Minnesota's corn crop is doing well, the state's agricultural economy is facing a roughly $175 million loss from a projected smaller soybean crop.
by Mark Steil

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Organic farm profits jump

Last year was one of the best in history for Minnesota farmers, and organic farmers shared in the bounty. The University of Minnesota’s Center for Farm Financial Management (CFFM) analyzed economic data from about three dozen organic farms around the state.   They showed a median net income for 2012 of just over $85,000,  more…
by Mark Steil

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Nitrogen fertilizer management plan comment period opens this week

The Minnesota Agriculture Department holds the first of six public meetings this week on it's new nitrogen fertilizer management plan for state farmers. The plan's goal is to prevent or minimize the impact of nitrogen fertilizer on drinking water.
by Mark Steil

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Photos: State Fair kids and their animals

Photos: State Fair kids and their animals

MPR's Nikki Tundel documented some of the many young people who showed their animals at the 2013 Minnesota State Fair.
by Nikki Tundel

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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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