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Crop insurance enterprise units and 20/20 rule changes for 2010

2010-02-19T10:51:13-06:00

Utilizing enterprise units can result in reduced crop insurance premiums for both Crop Revenue Coverage and Revenue Assurance, or it can allow you to buy higher levels of protection.

State Fair and Farm Bureau Federation accepting Century Farm applications

2010-02-10T15:13:44-06:00

More than 8,800 Minnesota farms have been honored since the program’s inception in 1976.

Show your love with Minnesota grown flowers

2010-02-10T10:23:50-06:00

Give a bouquet of fresh flowers grown right here in Minnesota.

Winter storm causes numerous crashes involving snowplows

2010-02-10T10:24:50-06:00

Nine traffic crashes involving snowplows have occurred on area highways throughout Minnesota in the last two days, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

First facility to efficiently convert corncobs and bioenergy crops to cellulosic ethanol opens

2010-01-29T10:16:42-06:00

The 74,000-square-foot plant has started producing ethanol and will deliver low-cost, fully-integrated technology for commercial production of ethanol from agricultural residue and bioenergy crops, including corncobs and switchgrass.

Sign-up for Grassland Reserve Program

2010-01-29T10:11:49-06:00

The Grassland Reserve Program is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to support grazing operators for conservation of the nation's grasslands.

Farmland prices continue near record levels in northwest Ohio auction

2010-01-28T15:22:21-06:00

Farmland prices continued to show strength Jan. 26 as bidders paid an average of $5,970 per acre for three farms near Van Wert and Payne, Ohio.

Vilsack announces $4 million in Recovery Act funding for business development projects in rural areas

2010-01-22T13:14:25-06:00

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 44 recipients for more than $4 million in grants to create jobs by starting or expanding businesses in rural communities.

USDA final rule to improve transparency and equity in poultry market

2010-01-13T15:53:47-06:00

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration will publish a final rule tomorrow to increase fairness and equity in the poultry industry by amending regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 to provide poultry growers with new information and improve transparency in poultry growing arrangements.

USDA-funded swine genome sequencing project succeeds in completing first draft

2010-01-28T10:36:07-06:00

An international team of scientists, funded with a $10-million grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, has completed the first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig.