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Salmonella find links 2 Iowa farms to egg recall

Salmonella find links 2 Iowa farms to egg recall Food and Drug Administration officials say they have found positive samples of salmonella that link two Iowa farms to a massive egg recall.

By Mary Clare Jalonick , August 26, 2010

Goehring to lead trade mission to Cuba

North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring will lead a five-member trade group to Cuba in September.

By Teri Finneman , August 18, 2010

Ousted USDA employee Sherrod plans to sue blogger

Ousted USDA employee Sherrod plans to sue blogger Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said today she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that made her appear racist.

By Jesse Washington , July 29, 2010

Border Patrol detains 32 farm laborers in Oakes, N.D.

The U.S. Border Patrol detained 32 farm laborers in Oakes, N.D., Wednesday after they confessed they were in the country illegally, a Border Patrol spokesman said.

By The Forum , May 20, 2010

Farmers say risk management program too complex

South Dakota Rep. Herseth Sandlin suggested that lawmakers look at tweaking the ACRE program to base revenue numbers on a county or local basis, an idea that was well received by growers on the panel.

By Dirk Lammers , May 18, 2010

Giant box lowered in Gulf to battle oil spill

Giant box lowered in Gulf to battle oil spill Updated 10:56 P.M.
Workers late Thursday started lowering a giant concrete-and-steel box over the blown-out oil well at the bottom of the sea in a risky and untested bid to capture most of the gushing crude and avert a wider environmental disaster.

By Harry R. Weber and Tamara Lush , May 06, 2010

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The changing clout of ethanol

The changing clout of ethanol Industry doubles its efforts
Is corn-based ethanol fuel the wave of the future, creating domestic jobs and vital to the nation’s energy supply? Or is it a taxpayer boondoggle responsible for higher food prices?

By Mary Clare Jalonick , April 13, 2010

Train carrying ethanol from N.D. derails in Connecticut

No injuries or leakage has been reported from the 71-car derailment. The train was bound for Providence, R.I.

March 11, 2010

Florida winter bad news for tomato fans

State is the main U.S. source for fresh winter tomatoes, and its growers lost some 70 percent of their crop during January’s prolonged cold snap. Wholesale prices are up nearly five times over last year. That means you can say goodbye to the beefsteak tomatoes on that burger and prepare to pay more than usual for the succulent wedges in your salad.

By Tamara Lush , March 05, 2010

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Labor Department approves new rules for farm workers

The Obama administration moved Thursday to increase wages and job safety protections for temporary farm workers.

By Sam Hananel , February 11, 2010

Cows milk themselves

Robotic milking machines are doing the work for dairy farmers in Ohio.

By Kathy Lynn Gray , December 10, 2009

General Mills reducing sugar in kids' cereal

General Mills — the maker of Lucky Charms, Trix and Cocoa Puffs — plans to reduce the amount of sugar in its cereals marketed to children. "The reduction ... doesn't represent perfection but it represents improvement," said Kelly Brownell, director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University.

By Sarah Skidmore , December 09, 2009

H1N1: Commercial pigs test positive in Indiana

The first U.S. case of swine flu in a commerical pig herd in being reported in Indiana.

By Henry C. Jackson , November 04, 2009

3 million acres taken out of conservation program

3 million acres taken out of conservation program More than 3.4 million acres nationwide were taken out of the program in September when the owners' contracts expired. Most of them were in Texas, Colorado and Kansas, but hundreds of thousands of acres also came out in Montana and the Dakotas.

By Roxana Hegeman , November 04, 2009

Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway to buy Burlington Northern railroad

Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway to buy Burlington Northern railroad Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway says it has agreed to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe in a deal valuing the railroad at $34 billion.

By Samantha Bonkamp , November 03, 2009

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