AGRICULTURE
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: House votes to ban union deductions
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis The Minnesota House approved a bill Thursday that would prevent the deduction of union dues or fees from state child care assistance funds. Child care assistance ...
Posted on 2/10/12 at 3:21 AM
THE AREA VOICES COMMUNITY Areavoices Digest #53 - Two new blogs and three old favorites
I'll keep this short and sweet. We have a couple of great new blogs on Areavoices and three older ones you might have missed. Check them out! If you'd like to see your blog featured in this digest eve...
Posted on 11/9/11 at 2:20 PM
FALL COLORS Fall on the farm
Submitted by Betsy Enger. Photos taken Sept. 30 during soybean harvest in Marion, N.D. She writes, "Three Generations helping with harvest. My son was being escorted by his grandfather to the ride i...
Posted on 10/10/11 at 4:06 PM
STAFF BLOG NORTHWOOD POLITICS Cap and trade plagues Peterson
U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson was put on the hot seat last week when he held a health care forum in Bemidji. Nearly 400 people packed a large hall at the Hampton Inn & Suites for nearly three h...
Posted on 8/22/09 at 7:15 PM
Minnesota cattlemen happy that TB is controlled and they can sell anywhere 
ST. PAUL - Minnesota cattlemen are celebrating the reopening of markets nationwide after tuberculosis found in one cow six years ago hurt their sales.
By Don Davis , December 07, 2011
GOP debates nonexistent dust rule
WASHINGTON (AP) — The issue may be dust in the wind, but Republicans are still moving to block it.
By Associated Press , December 06, 2011
Renville County mega feedlot nearly complete
OLIVIA — Three and a-half years after getting regulatory approval, construction is nearly complete on one of the state's largest feedlots. The Revier Cattle operation will increase the number of beef cattle from 4,500 to more than 10,000 .
By West Central Tribune , December 06, 2011
Shock waves from MF Global collapse felt on farms
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The shock waves from the collapse of commodities trading firm MF Global Inc. are hitting hard across rural America, where farmers, ranchers and agricultural business owners are nervously waiting to learn how much money they've lost.
By Associated Press , December 04, 2011
Milk output steady in Minnesota, rises in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Milk production has improved modestly in Wisconsin, and Minnesota has reversed a short-term slide by holding about even.
By Associated Press , November 30, 2011
Ringling circus agrees to $270K fine by USDA
VIENNA, Va. (AP) — The Virginia-based owner of the Ringling Bros. circus has agreed to pay a $270,000 fine to settle allegations that it violated federal animal-welfare laws in its handling of elephants, tigers, zebras and other exotic animals.
By Associated Press , November 28, 2011
Livestock farmers say ethanol eats too much corn
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Livestock farmers are demanding a change in the nation's ethanol policy, claiming current rules could lead to spikes in meat prices and even shortages at supermarkets if corn growers have a bad year.
By Associated Press , November 23, 2011
Thanksgiving: Ted can’t wait to get in front of cameras
ST. PAUL — Ted is ready for the spotlight. Really ready.
By Don Davis , November 19, 2011
Billionaire Cargill MacMillan Jr., heir to agricultural conglomerate, dies in Calif.
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Cargill MacMillan Jr., the billionaire heir to an agribusiness fortune, has died in California. He was 84.
By Associated Press , November 15, 2011
Most farmers skip federal emergency loans despite widespread natural disasters
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Extreme drought withered grain across the Great Plains. Flooding from the Mississippi and Missouri rivers drowned corn and other crops from Nebraska to Louisiana. A tropical storm on the East Coast submerged Carolina tobacco fields and New Jersey blueberry bushes.
By Associated Press , November 11, 2011
Minnesota crop estimates show declines from 2010
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The latest production and yield estimates for Minnesota's major crops are showing declines from last year's record harvests.
By Associated Press , November 09, 2011
Crystal payment for 2010 sugar beets is a record
FARGO, N.D. — American Crystal Sugar Co. says the final average payment for the 2010 sugar beet crop in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota is a record.
By Agweek , November 09, 2011
Little time left to get farm bill on track
FARGO — How do you write a farm program that ensures an economic safety net when agriculture’s financial results seem to be good and getting better?
By By Mikkel Pates, Forum Communications Co. , November 08, 2011
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