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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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Wet week holds up Minnesota crop progress

Another week of wet weather has held up crop progress across Minnesota.

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PED virus threatens piglets, farm finances

PED virus threatens piglets, farm finances

Minnesota hog farmers have a new disease to worry about, a virulent form of diarrhea that is deadly to young pigs.
by Mark Steil

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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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Dayton requests federal aid for livestock farmers

Dayton requests federal aid for livestock farmers

Aid for Minnesota livestock farmers who have lost nearly a million acres of alfalfa this year is being requested from the federal government by Gov. Mark Dayton.
by Elizabeth Baier

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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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Millions of acres of alfalfa lost to drought, winterkill

Millions of acres of alfalfa lost to drought, winterkill

It's been a difficult spring for thousands of dairy farmers across the Midwest who rely on protein-rich alfalfa to feed their cows.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Photos: Farmers scramble to buy feed for cattle

Photos: Farmers scramble to buy feed for cattle

Farmers in the upper Midwest are scrambling to buy feed from Colorado, South Dakota and other states. They're also stretching what they have now while they plant more seed. But even that's proving to be a challenge.

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Grain markets watch spring planting delays

Grain markets watch spring planting delays

Minnesota farmers are near finishing spring planting, but it's been a struggle. Rain has delayed work in many parts of the state. Farmers in other states face the same problem and grain traders are starting to worry that the harvest may be affected.
by Mark Steil

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