Invest an Acre program asks farmers to help fight local hunger
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If you’re a Minnesota farmer and you want to play an even bigger role in fighting hunger in your own community, check out the “Invest an Acre”
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Corn helps keep rural Minnesota roads clear in the winter
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Corn is both consumed by livestock and converted into homegrown ethanol for our car’s fuel tank. Minnesota corn also helps keeps rural highways clear of snow in the winter. -
Oil prices, not ethanol, to blame for recent spike in gas prices
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Well, that didn’t take long. Gas prices have increased in recent weeks and the usual crowd isn’t wasting any time pointing the finger at ethanol. -
USDA releases before and after of the 2014 Farm Bill
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Stearns County farmers get details Minnesota's Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program
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Farmers in the Middle Sauk River watershed district in Stearns County got a firsthand look at Minnesota’s new Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP) during two open house events this week.
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EPA lands another blow to ethanol
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With public comments on its proposal to slash the Renewable Fuel Standard currently under review, the Environmental Protection Agency has dealt yet another blow to ethanol.
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Record breaking year for Commodity Classic
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Written by Jonathan Eisenthal
By just about every measure Commodity Classic grew by leaps and bounds in 2014. Held in San Antonio,
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Future NBA superstar Ted Tassel debuts at halftime of Gophers basketball game
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Watch out LeBron James. Prepare yourself Kevin Durant. Say your prayers and eat your vitamins Kobe Bryant.
The next great NBA basketball star is on the rise and his name is Ted Tassel.
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Should voluntary water regulations for farmers be made mandatory?
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Minnesota Public Radio asked visitors to its website this week if voluntary water regulations for farmers should be made mandatory. So far the response to the question in the comments section doesn’t appear to contain many farmer viewpoints.
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