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WILLMAR -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency and Second Harvest Heartland are collaborating in an effort to connect Minnesota farmers with the regional food bank network. The...

WILLMAR -- Area farmers will soon complete the harvest of this year's crop. And as they do, farmers already know that 2011 will not be nearly as profitable as 2010...

WILLMAR -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Minnesota's application for statewide bovine tuberculosis-free status, effective Oct. 4. The approval comes six years after the discovery of an infected...

WILLMAR -- According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, government payments paid directly to producers are expected to total $10.2 billion in 2011, a 17.7 percent decrease from the estimate...

WILLMAR -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released the results of its 2011 cash rent survey, which indicates that the average cash rental rate for non-irrigated cropland has increased...

WILLMAR -- Working with colleagues at the University of Illinois, scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have found that future levels of ground-level ozone could reduce soybean yields by...

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WILLMAR -- The excessively wet field conditions of this spring and early summer have apparently taken a toll on Minnesota crops and will likely result in reduced yields and lower...

A recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicates that agriculture accounted for approximately 6 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2008, slightly less than USDA's previous...

WILLMAR -- The Energy Policy Act of 2005 established the first renewable fuel volume mandate in the United States. It required that 7.5 billion gallons of renewable fuel be blended...

WILLMAR -- Several consecutive days of above average temperatures and excessively high humidity levels resulted in many local livestock producers having livestock that died due to heat stress.

WILLMAR -- According to figures released by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Minnesota exported $5 billion in agricultural products in 2010, an increase of more than $900 million from the...

WILLMAR -- Computer simulation studies conducted by scientists from the U.S.

WILLMAR -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture recently released its annual list of the top 100 dairy farms with superior herd management skills, as measured by their herds' low average...