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Cover story: A team united; a team of many

Teamwork. That’s the strength that the 1982-83 Minnesota Future Farmers of America officer team had going for them.....more>>

Back Roads: Open doors, open opportunities
The Forest Lake Area High School ag department has opened its doors the first Friday in May for the past 23 years to show fellow students and the public what a high school agriculture department is all about.
Land Minds: Graduates planting seeds of a career
Each spring The Land recognizes two high school seniors who have chosen either agriculture or journalism as their path to higher academia. This year, we honor Marissa Jensen of Owatonna High School and Justin Brown of Rushford-Peterson.

• Cover story: Couple follows sun to energy efficiency
• Truly renewable energies warm up in Minnesota
• Tighter margins, but ethanol plants making it work
• Fungi to the rescue
• Klobuchar: Renewables ‘vital’ to economy, security

• Land Minds: A burning desire for recycling
• Farm and Food File: Sucker-punched by comments, questions, snide remarks
• Farm and Food File: Questions for a long, hot summer in the markets
• Commentary: Energy — Why ownership matters
• Land Minds: Obama or McCain — Let the race begin

• The Back Porch: Ready or not? Be open to advice from experience
• Cookbook Corner: ‘Our Daily Bread’ offers cooking wisdom, new recipes
• Ace of Spades: Don’t let berries ripen too far; that’s what birds, bugs want
• The Bookworm Sez: ‘River’ flows with waves of emotions, sentiment and beauty
• The Outdoors: Gas prices fueling high cost of fishing

• Grain Outlook: Energy market speculation eyed
• Grain Outlook: Lieberman plans to curtail speculation
• Livestock Angles: Cattle firm up, lead by futures
• Grain Angles: Futures, questions increasing
• Farm Programs: Farm bill is passed; now the real questions start to come

Ag Across America

• Column: Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world
• Vintage tractor becomes chariot for flood victims
• Tainted tomatoes may come from Mexico
• Rahall warns against ethanol production as a source of energy
• High input costs force rethinking of cattle grazing strategies

• CRP acres for critical feed use put on hold
• Meetings on proposed changes in 2011 NPDES general permit for large feedlots
• University of Minnesota introduces new wheat variety resistant to diseases threatening world food supplies
• MN Ag in the Classroom Foundation thanks ag industry for support
• USDA issues advance direct payments

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