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    A farmer saved himself by cutting off his leg with a knife. This is what he wants you to know
    May 20, 2019 - 2:39pmnews/nation
    PENDER, Neb. — Kurt Kaser had no time to consider his options. The 63-year-old farmer had stepped into a grain auger, the blade violently twisting...
    As Democrats woo rural voters, some say why bother
    May 9, 2019 - 6:00amnews/nation
    DES MOINES, Iowa - J.D. Scholten has gotten phone calls from former Rep. Beto O'Rourke. He's campaigned with Sen. Cory Booker. He held a town...
    Flooding wreaks havoc along Mississippi River trade route
    May 7, 2019 - 9:40amnews/nation
    ST. LOUIS - Soybean farmer Robb Ewoldt was already suffering from the floods and low commodity prices that have plagued the Midwest this year,...
    Flooded Iowa city still wants to 'make peace' with river
    May 4, 2019 - 2:34pmnews/nation
    DAVENPORT, Iowa - The Half Nelson restaurant was well stocked and spiffy for its official opening Tuesday, April 30, an upscale addition to the...
    Mexico is now the largest US trading partner - despite Trump's tariff and border threats
    April 25, 2019 - 12:07pmnews/nation
    MEXICO CITY - President Donald Trump has threatened to rip up NAFTA. To shut the border with Mexico. To impose tariffs on the thriving car industry...
    Trump administration to move USDA research divisions despite concerns
    April 25, 2019 - 10:29amnews/nation
    WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is moving forward with plans to relocate two influential scientific agencies out of downtown,...
    Marketing campaign: potatoes are 'performance' food
    February 20, 2019 - 5:16pmnews/nation
    GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- I'm here today (and again Feb. 21) at the annual International Crop Expo at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, N.D. Travel...
    Applications sought for soil health projects; March 15 deadline
    February 13, 2019 - 12:01pmnews/nation
    The Soil Health Partnership is looking for partners and collaborators. The organization is taking applications from organizations or individuals...
    Don't forget Feb. 14 MFP deadline
    February 12, 2019 - 11:42amnews/nation
    Keeping track of sign-up deadlines for government farm programs can be difficult, especially when a programs is relativey new. So keep in mind...
    USDA's SNAP decision means there will be a gap in food assistance program
    February 1, 2019 - 12:13pmnews/nation
    WASHINGTON - David Gardner is a poor man in a high-cost city. Unemployed since 2015, the 34-year-old Washington D.C. resident struggles to get...
    Founder of Feed My Starving Children, a Minnesota native, dies
    November 14, 2018 - 2:58pmnews/nation
    BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - The founder of Feed My Starving Children, a Christian-based organization that has packed and sent more than 2 billion meals...
    ND woman who donated 3,700 pounds of produce to the hungry gets national attention
    November 5, 2018 - 4:23pmnews/nation
    GRAND FORKS -- Since her story about growing and donating more than 3,700 pounds of vegetables for the needy appeared in the Grand Forks Herald...
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