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• Farmfest bubbles with a sense of cautious optimism
  Farmfest , the region's largest farm show, begins Tuesday and runs through Thursday near the southwestern Minnesota town of Redwood Falls.August 4, 2008
• Touring the wheat fields
  This week people from around the country are walking through wheat fields. The annual wheat quality tour provides a pre-harvest estimate of crop yields and that's of interest to more than just farmers.July 30, 2008
• Bovine TB buyout program will remove 6,800 cattle
  The Minnesota Board of Animal Health will give cattle producers $500 per animal to slaughter their herd until the area regains its tuberculosis-free status.July 24, 2008
• EPA expected to rule on ethanol mandate
  The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to rule later this week on a request to cancel a federal ethanol mandate. Livestock farmers, food companies and others want the requirement waived.July 21, 2008
• A Minnesota farmer checks his fields
  The most recent crop report shows most Minnesota crops are above average. We'll talk again with farmer Jeff Mortenson about how his fields are doing.July 21, 2008
• B99 biodiesel well runs dry in Twin Cities
  Drivers of diesel vehicles in the Twin Cities trying to buy the purest of biodiesel fuels have run out of easy options.July 20, 2008
• New regulations for Minn. feedlots
  Minnesota feedlot regulations will be changing soon. When a feedlot changes ownership the MPCA will need to re-approve the permit to the new owner and winter manure spreading will no longer be allowed.July 14, 2008
• Still searching for answers in the salmonella outbreak
  The Food and Drug Administration's investigation into Salmonella St. Paul continues while more Americans are becoming ill. University of Minnesota epidemiologist Michael Osterholm joins Midday to talk about the salmonella outbreak and other food-borne illnesses as well as the spread of infectious diseases.Midday, July 8, 2008
• The history of insect control
  James McWilliams, fellow in the Agrarian Studies Program at Yale University and associate professor of history at Texas State University, appeared at the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss his new book, "American Pests: The Losing War on Insects from Colonial Times to DDT."Midday, July 8, 2008
• Farm bill offers new option to local meat producers
  A provision in the new farm bill might lead to expansions for small local meat processors.July 5, 2008
• Extending Minnesota's growing season
  Minnesota farmers are expanding vegetable production to respond to growing demand for locally grown produce.July 2, 2008
• USDA crop survey shows corn harvest down slightly
  The U.S. Agriculture Department reported Monday the nation's farmers will harvest 9 percent fewer acres of corn this year compared to 2007.June 30, 2008
• Farmer uses methane to make electricity
  A central Minnesota farm is using methane from cow manure to create electricity.June 27, 2008
• MPCA sets new water quality standards
  The MPCA has written new water quality standards to limit the amount of ag run-off in the states' waterways.June 21, 2008
• State sues operator of smelly feedlot
  The lawsuit seeks to have Excel Dairy's feedlot near Thief River Falls declared a public nuisance because of air quality violations.June 20, 2008

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