Letter: Agriculture still a dominant Minnesota industryAnyone who lives in rural Minnesota knows that agriculture is central to our way of life.
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Agriculture remains key industry for MinnesotaAnyone who lives in rural Minnesota knows that agriculture is central to our way of life. We’re surrounded by fields and livestock, passing a tractor on the way into town is a regular experience, and virtually all of us either work in agriculture-related jobs ourselves or have family and friends employed in the industry.
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As others see it: U.S hogs will resume China tradeThe Obama administration scored its first major foreign policy victory last week when U.S. trade officials announced from Hangzhou, China, that China intends to re-open its markets to U.S. pork and live swine.
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Letter: Agriculture, while changing, is still a dominant Minnesota industryTo the editor: Anyone who lives in rural Minnesota knows that agriculture is central to our way of life. We’re surrounded by fields and livestock, passing a tractor on the way into town is a regular experience, and virtually all of us either work in agriculture-related jobs ourselves or have family and friends employed in the industry.
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Get serious about harvest safetyHow many lives do we have to risk on mud-slicked roads due to the hauling of sugar beets during harvest?
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2050: What’s in store?OSLO, Norway — Many of the nations that hope to reduce carbon dioxide emissions have set their sights on the nice, round number 2050, a year just far enough in the future to seem distant. What will the world look like then?
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Ethanol would never lastCOLUMBIA, Mo. — The ethanol industry is in trouble because its lofty promises are not realistic. The drawbacks of ethanol are at war with its avowed goals. Government support programs have become a trap.
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Saving the world with soybeansFARGO, N.D. — A new world record was set this year. It’s a milestone that no one wanted to achieve — a historic one in six people in the world is malnourished. Oct. 16 was World Food Day — a reminder that answers and action are needed against global hunger. It also can be a reminder of the importance of North Dakota soybeans as part of the solution.
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Something needs to change with workplace insuranceWEST FARGO, N.D. — Despite passage of North Dakota’s Measure 4 by a two-thirds majority in 2008, workers still can get injured on the job and be told their injuries are not covered by Workforce Safety and Insurance because of pre-existing conditions or degeneration, even if the condition or degeneration was caused by their job.
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Just settle down — and don’t give up eating baconDICKINSON, N.D. — It’s not a good time to party, but it’s also not a good time to hide.
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Sit down and eat togetherTOPEKA, Kan. — Hectic schedules for families seem to get even busier in the fall with school back in session. With everyone on the run, the Kansas Beef Council is encouraging families to make time to eat together as a family.
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