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Agriculture

Farmers' markets boom across Minnesota

Farmers' markets boom across Minnesota

Farmers' markets have been sprouting up nationwide. In 1994, there were close to 1,800. Now, there are over well over double that. In Minnesota, farmers' markets are appearing across the state.
by Roseanne Pereira

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Why the corn boom could hurt the Gulf of Mexico

Why the corn boom could hurt the Gulf of Mexico

U.S. farmers are planting one of their largest corn crops ever this spring. Most of the extra corn is bound for ethanol refineries. All that corn means more fertilizer and that could affect the Gulf of Mexico.
by Mark Steil

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Big change for farm bill is falling short of support

Big change for farm bill is falling short of support

The U.S. House Agricultural Committee is marking up the 2007 farm bill, and some members are pushing for big changes in farm policy. Rep. Collin Peterson, DFL-Minn., the chair of the committee, explains why he doesn't support major changes.

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A new approach to farm policy

A new approach to farm policy

The U.S. House Agricultural Committee is marking up the 2007 farm bill, and U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis. would like to see big changes.

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Concern about contaminated animal feed has reached Congress

Concern about contaminated animal feed has reached Congress

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, DFL-Minn., will take up the issue next week. Congressman Peterson talks about how he thinks recent problems with food safety can be avoided.

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Corn crunch puts the squeeze on conservation program

Corn crunch puts the squeeze on conservation program

The nation's growing interest in ethanol as an alternative to gasoline is fueling a spike in the price of corn. That's helping corn farmers, but pinching others who rely on low corn prices, such as exporters and livestock producers.
by Annie Baxter

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Cows may begin eating mustard to fill up

As corn and soybean prices go up, some farmers are hoping to find cheaper livestock feed. A University of Minnesota researcher thinks mustard could make the jump from condiment to nutrient.

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Eco Palms are new Palm Sunday tradition

Some Twin Cities congregations have switched to so-called "eco-palms" for their palm sunday services. Congregations can buy palms from Latin American palm-growers who receive a higher wage for the leaves they harvest. The eco palm program also encourages a more sustainable way to grow the plants. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Crann talked to Dean Current, Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Agriculture Management. He's spent time in villages in Mexico and Guatamala that rely on the palm trade.

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