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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? How do you make...

news Tue, Nov 08, 2011 - 7:58am

Kevin Paap, Minnesota Farm Bureau president, describes federal agriculture policy issues during the Beltrami County Farm Bureau annual meeting Friday evening. Pioneer Photo/Molly Miron

Beltrami County Farm Bureau: State president notes agriculture priorities

Kevin Paap, Minnesota Farm Bureau president, just back from a mid-September Washington, D.C., meeting along with 26 young farmers and ranchers from around the state, described concerns during the Beltrami...

news / local Sat, Sep 24, 2011 - 12:00am

Beltrami County 4-H Coordinator Ann Marie Ward presents the Friend of Agriculture Award to Marilyn Heltzer Friday evening during the Beltrami County Farm Bureau annual meeting. Heltzer accepted the honor on behalf of her late husband, County Commissioner Jim Heltzer. Pioneer Photo/ Molly Miron

Friend of Agriculture award presented

Beltrami County 4-H Coordinator Ann Marie Ward presents the Friend of Agriculture Award to Marilyn Heltzer Friday evening during the Beltrami County Farm Bureau annual meeting. Heltzer accepted the honor...

news / local Sat, Sep 24, 2011 - 12:00am

Still a bargain: Cost of turkey dinner up slightly from '09

The cost of feeding turkey dinner to 10 friends and relatives today inched up this year, but farm advocates say it's still a bargain. In the annual American Farm Bureau...

news / local Thu, Nov 25, 2010 - 12:00am

Most of state to be declared TB-Free in October

news / local Fri, Sep 24, 2010 - 12:00am

Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation President Kevin Paap tells Beltrami County Farm Bureau members last week that farmers need to promote their way of life to consumers, many of which don't know where their food comes from. Pioneer Photo/Brad Swenson

Paap: Rural Minnesota needs to be at the table

As lawmakers make tough decisions on a projected $5.8 billion state budget deficit, rural Minnesota needs to be at the table, says the head of the state's largest organization representing...

news / local Sun, Sep 12, 2010 - 12:00am

Food safety involves everyone

The recent recall of 500 million eggs after an outbreak of 1,500 cases salmonella indicates the process works, says a Minnesota farm official. "The system worked," Kevin Paap, president of...

news / local Sun, Sep 12, 2010 - 12:00am

Ann Marie Ward, Beltrami County 4-H coordinator, receives the 2010 Beltrami County Farm Bureau Friend of Agriculture Award from new Beltrami County Farm Bureau President Tim Neft during the group's annual meeting on Thursday night. Pioneer Photo/Brad Swenson

Ward keeps agriculture alive in youth

Each generation needs to be reminded of the nation's agricultural roots through such programs as 4-H, says Ann Marie Ward, Beltrami County 4-H coordinator. Annual meetings, such as Thursday's Beltrami...

news / local Sat, Sep 11, 2010 - 12:00am

Federal dairy assistance totals $290 million

Financially strapped dairy farmers can draw on a new $290 million assistance program, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is implementing the Dairy Economic...

news / local Fri, Dec 18, 2009 - 12:00am

Peterson support lies with big agribusinesses

Minnesota District 7 Rep. Collin Peterson will be voted out of office. He has taken a stand against health care reform because it would add to the federal budget deficit...

opinion / letters Sun, Dec 06, 2009 - 12:00am

Peterson support lies with big agribusinesses

Minnesota District 7 Rep. Collin Peterson will be voted out of office. He has taken a stand against health care reform because it would add to the federal budget deficit...

opinion / letters Sun, Dec 06, 2009 - 12:00am

Track marks through Duane Bessler's field show the path of a high-speed chase this past summer that ripped out two fences and caused $2,200 worth of damage. Submitted Photo

Farmer's crop damaged in high-speed chase

When a line of squad cars roared 20 feet outside of Duane and Kristi Bessler's bedroom window at 2:30 a.m. last summer, the rural Lake George couple was jolted out...

news / region Thu, Dec 03, 2009 - 12:00am

Minnesota Farm Bureau sets top issues for 2010

Hot-button issues in 2010 for Minnesota farmers and ranchers include food safety, renewable fuels, greenhouse gas reductions, water quality and animal care. Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation delegates at their 91st...

news / local Sun, Nov 29, 2009 - 12:00am

Agriculture Commissioner Gene Hugoson wrestles with a turkey, bringing attention to the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association gift of 24,000 pounds of turkey and $6,650 to Hunger Solutions Minnesota. Behind Hugoson Tuesday are Rahn Annis of Willmar, president of the turkey association, left, and the association Executive Director Steve Olson. Gov. Tim Pawlenty stood to the side, telling Hugoson to get the turkey out of its cage and put it on a table for photographers. In past yearly pre-Thanksgiving turke...

Minnesota Turkey Growers Hunger Solutions Minnesota

Agriculture Commissioner Gene Hugoson wrestles with a turkey, bringing attention to the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association gift of 24,000 pounds of turkey and $6,650 to Hunger Solutions Minnesota. Behind Hugoson...

news Wed, Nov 25, 2009 - 12:00am

No more tax money for new hog farms

The Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment delivered a petition with more than 25,000 signatures from individuals around the country to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Oct. 20. It...

opinion / commentary / opinion Thu, Nov 19, 2009 - 12:00am

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