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• USDA predicts record corn crop in Minnesota
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates Minnesota farmers could harvest a record corn crop this fall. But the soybean crop is struggling.August 12, 2009
• Success of fall harvest depends on the weather
  Minnesota farmers have dealt with just about every weather condition you can think of this year -- including floods, drought and hail. They're still hoping for a good harvest, but that depends on the weather cooperating.August 9, 2009
• Pawlenty announces farmer assistance network
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty is announcing a program to help Minnesota farmers now in crisis.August 6, 2009
• Thousands of Minn. turkeys quarantined
  Several thousand turkeys at a large poultry producer in central Minnesota's Meeker County have been quarantined after routine testing discovered a strain of avian flu.August 5, 2009
• Controlling farm runoff could have multiple benefits
  A big contributor to the Gulf of Mexico's 'dead zone' is farmland runoff, but a new approach to farmland drainage may help reduce its size.August 5, 2009
• Cool weather slows MN crops
  Cool weather continues to slow crop development in Minnesota.August 3, 2009
• USDA announces price increase to help dairy farmers
  The Agriculture Department is helping struggling dairy farmers by raising the price paid for milk and cheddar cheese through a dairy price support program.July 31, 2009
• Farms used as real world research labs
  A North Dakota farmer is letting researchers try a new approach to studying the environmental impacts of agriculture by turning his entire farm into a laboratory.July 29, 2009
• Organic farmers hope trucks increase business
  Farmers in southeastern Minnesota hope to capitalize on a growing interest in local foods, and have launched a trucking business to haul their produce direct to office buildings in the Twin Cities.July 22, 2009
• Farm Service Agency frees up $760 million in loan money
  The Farm Service Agency is making $760 million available for approved, but previously unfunded loans.July 22, 2009
• DNR officials concerned over thefts of state flower
  The theft of certain plants is big business nationwide, but the uprooting of Minnesota's state flower has some DNR officials worried.July 17, 2009
• USDA predicts dip in Wisconsin sweet corn production
  Agriculture officials expect the nation's farmers to produce slightly more sweet corn this year, but less of the crop could come from Wisconsin.July 15, 2009
• Survival getting tough for some organic dairy farmers
  In the Midwest, organic dairy farmers are standing by while prices plunge and survival gets tough. Last year demand grew at a rate of 20 percent, but today it's nearly flat.July 15, 2009
• Minnesota greenhouse using own biomass for energy savings
  An award-winning farm and greenhouse business in southeastern Minnesota is using its agricultural waste to heat its facilities.July 9, 2009
• New federal farm program off to slow start
  The federal farm program offers a new option this year that's seen as a move toward reform, but few farmers are participating.July 6, 2009

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