AGRICULTURE BLOG

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World Food Supply Severely Challenged

Wheat futures pop as USDA cuts forecast

USDA predicts Nebraska’s second-largest corn crop

Renewable fuels are region’s strength

Notable guests at Farmfest

Farm Fest Forum Events

Eight reasons why farmers should support cap-and-trade legislation

Report: Hot dry weather helps Minn. farmers plant

Cow genome ‘to transform farming’

The Growing Lust for Agricultural Lands

I, robot - and gardener: MIT droids tend plants

Cattle respond to magnetic fields from power lines

New for cows: A vaccine for E. coli

Obama plan could cost Minnesota farms millions by Mark Steil, Minnesota Public Radio February 27, 20

Milk prices slashed in half for Minnesota farmers

Farm Bill 101: A quick and easy guide to understanding the Farm Bill

Ag census shows number of Minn. farms holds stable

Agriculture - Obama vs McCain

Iowa agriculture secretary discusses a trying year

Farmers embrace genetically modified beets

Hot, Dry Weather Worries Michigan Vegetable Farmers Michigan

A Minnesota farmer checks his fields

Food safety worries change buying habits

Durbin, Harkin Will Examine CFTC Resources, Authority

Cutting Out the Middlemen, Shoppers Buy Slices of Farms

Bee Swarms in New Jersey Spur Hope of Rebound From U.S. Die-Off

Record corn prices mean more expensive meat, dairy

Overlooked in the global food crisis: A problem with dirt

Farmers brace for their own economic bubble

Bush renews call for Congress to lower payments to wealthy farmers

Food is becoming the world’s new gold

Analysis: Congressional climate has become tougher for farm bill

Congress sends 1-week farm law extension to Bush, who has threatened veto

Dangerous Animal Virus on US Mainland?

Farmers Expected to Plant Less Corn

Farmers can save on crop insurance with GMO corn

Drought Monitor: Storm System Drops Moderate Precipitation Across Midwest

Florida Is Spared Crop Damage

Citrus Growers Shiver As Cold Lingers

Opportunity to maximize grass production per acre

Senate to debate farm subsidy cut

So What’s So Bad About Corn?

Notes from the Minnesota Farmers Union Thursday November 15, 2007

Notes from the Minnesota Farmers Union Tuesday October 23rd, 2007

Boom fades as ethanol floods the marketplace

Threats to Bumblebees Fly Under Radar

Corn Farms Prosper, but Subsidies Still Flow

U.S. Delays Approval of Farm Pesticide

Bluetongue declared an outbreak

Agriculture in a post-oil economy