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Rollie Morud, former Bemidji School District superintendent, bought a farm in Frohn Township when he and his family moved to the Bemidji area in 1995. Since then, he has experimented...

Agriculture is one of the first major program areas to cut the federal deficit, says U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson. Peterson, chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, proposes in the...

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...

Farmers need to play a role in climate change legislation or face higher input costs, says a national issues specialist for the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation. "This won't make economic...

Strawberry shortcake won't be on the menu for the Fourth of July, at least not with local berries. "With all this cool, it's just been slow," said Betty Abbott, owner...

Duchess of Oldenburg, Fameuse, Westfield-Seek-No-Further, September Ruby - Del Stubbs walks through rows of fruit trees in his orchard northwest of Pinewood reciting the names and checking conditions. In 1998,...

A bounty of fresh produce will be coming up for the Bemidji Community Food Shelf this summer, thanks to land designated as a garden for the food shelf. "I had...

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ST. PAUL - Jeff Almer wants his mother's death to mean something. Shirley Almer of Perham died Dec. 21 from salmonella poisoning blamed on contaminated peanut butter. It was the...

ST. PAUL - Food inspectors are fanning out across Minnesota this week to make sure potentially tainted peanut butter products no longer are for sale. The list of products that...