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• Seed scarcity could stall corn farmers eager to plant
  After a year of extraordinary profits pushed by high corn prices, Minnesota farmers are looking forward to planting season. But hopes of another strong season may be threatened by a scarcity of seed corn.February 10, 2012
• Labor Dept. backs off new limit on child farm labor
  The U.S. Department of Labor has reversed course on a proposed rule that would have limited the sorts of work children are allowed to perform on farms.February 2, 2012
• $419,000 in disaster aid for Minnesota in USDA package
  Missouri and Utah will receive more than one-third of that total after record flooding in both states. Minnesota is in line for $419,400.January 18, 2012
• New program to protect water quality; details to be worked out
  Federal officials in St. Paul today announced a collaboration to encourage farmers to address pollution problems in local waters. However, both farmers and environmental activists are cautious about how the new program could work.January 17, 2012
• Drought hurt Minn. crops more than first thought
  Poor weather last year reduced the size of the Minnesota harvest more than previously estimated.January 12, 2012
• USDA will close 7 offices in Minnesota
  Seven Minnesota offices of the U.S. Agriculture Department will close, including a food safety office in Minneapolis which serves five states.January 10, 2012
• USDA says it will close 259 offices to save $150M
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture will close 259 domestic offices, labs and other facilities as part of an effort to save $150 million per year, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday.January 9, 2012
• FDA steps up testing for fungicide in orange juice
  The Food and Drug Administration says it will step up testing for a fungicide that has been found in low levels in orange juice.January 9, 2012
• Biodiesel a concern as renewable fuel subsidies end
  Representatives of the well-established corn ethanol industry say their business will do just fine without expiring federal subsidies, but those in the still-developing biodiesel sector are concerned.December 30, 2011
• Farming practices threaten widely grown corn crop
  One of the nation's most widely planted crops -- a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide -- may be losing its ability to kill a major pest, and scientists fear potentially risky farming practices are spurring the rise of insects immune to the hybrid's sophisticated weaponry.December 28, 2011
• Strong farm economy rolls along
  The nation's struggling economy is making tentative steps toward recovery, but still has a ways to go to catch the high-flying agricultural sector.December 22, 2011
• Farmland prices near record rates
  Minnesota farmland prices are rising at near record rates, according to recent estimates. Some officials say the higher prices reflect a strong agricultural economy. Others are concerned that land prices could be the next real estate bubble.December 8, 2011
• USDA awards $10.4 million in food safety grants
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it had awarded 17 grants totaling $10.4 million for university research projects designed to boost food safety at a time when millions of Americans get food-borne illnesses each year.December 8, 2011
• Renville County mega cattle feedlot nearly done
  Just as everything lined up and ready to go, world financial markets erupted in turmoil with the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, forcing Tom Revier and Dave Revier to put plans on hold.December 7, 2011
• Minn. leaders, ranchers praise end of bovine TB
  Gov. Mark Dayton, state lawmakers, cattle producers and others are praising efforts to end bovine tuberculosis in Minnesota.December 7, 2011

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