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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Obama coming to discuss gun violence
By Don Davis Next week is turning into gun week in Minnesota. President Barack Obama kicks the week off with a Monday Minneapolis visit to discuss gun violence and state legislators plan to consider...
Posted on 1/30/13 at 8:04 PM
JUNKFEST Dairy Trough turned Beverage Tub for a Country Wedding
On one of our junk adventures, I was compelled to purchase this twosideddairy trough: I wasn't sure if it was used to water cattle, or if it was used to handle the milk somehow...?? ~I am a...
Posted on 1/23/13 at 7:50 PM
STAFF BLOG EVERYDAY GOURMET Quick Pumpkin Bran Muffins
Tis the season.......for pumpkin! If any of you are members of Pinterest, you have probably seen the pin for muffins with 2 ingredients, just pumpkin and cake mix. Yes.It does work and I love the thou...
Posted on 9/21/12 at 9:36 AM
COURAGE IN THE KITCHEN Broccoli Cheese Soup
Some years ago I was surprised to learn that I grew up eating food from a gourmet kitchen. It was not that my mother was a gourmet cook who carefully undercooked everything from carrots to roast beef....
Posted on 9/17/12 at 11:28 AM
BEST FRIENDS ND Thanks Dairy Queen!
Wow! Thank you so much to Sam at the Dickinson Dairy Queen for his donation of $5 gift certificates for our community based matches! What a wonderful summer treat =) ...
Posted on 7/4/12 at 9:24 AM
Milk production lags in Wisconsin, Minnesota 
Milk production is picking up across the country, but not so much in Wisconsin and Minnesota. In fact, Minnesota was one of the few states to see a decrease.
By Associated Press , April 25, 2011
N.D. milk production declines 6% in first quarter
Milk production in North Dakota during January, February and March totaled 88 million pounds, down 6 percent from the first quarter in 2010.
By Associated Press , April 21, 2011
Southwest Minnesota dairy farmer faces contempt hearing
A Minnesota dairy farmer accused of selling contaminated raw milk that made 15 people sick is due in court on a contempt charge.
By Associated Press , January 31, 2011
Canadian firm sues N.D. hog operation
A Toronto-based company is suing a North Dakota hog-farming business for more than $700,000.
By Herald Staff Report , December 27, 2010
Economy sours dairy farm business
A rocky market has forced sellouts or retirements of at least a dozen 100- to 250-cow dairy herds in the Winona County area in the past six months.
By Patrick B. Anderson , November 07, 2010
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
Dairy farmers in Wisconsin, Minnesota have strong month in June
Dairy farmers in Wisconsin and Minnesota continue to outpace last year’s levels of milk production.
Wisconsin produced 2.2 billion pounds of milk last month. That was up 109 million pounds from the same month last year.
By Associated Press , July 23, 2010
Excel Dairy hearing set for Tuesday in St. Paul
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Citizen’s Board today in St. Paul will hear the case to allow Excel Dairy, a rural Thief River Falls mega-dairy, to once again fill its barns and produce milk.
By Kevin Bonham and Stephen J. Lee , April 26, 2010
N.D. dairy business gets milked dry by low prices, other factors
In the midst of what have been good years in agriculture generally this decade, the dairy business in North Dakota has nearly nose-dived. The number of dairy cows in the state is down 60 percent in the past 10 years alone, going from about 50,000 in 2000 to only 21,000 milking cows this month, falling 4,000 in just the past year, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report Friday.
By Stephen J. Lee , April 25, 2010
Large dairy planned near Edgeley, N.D.
A proposed $80 million dairy operation could start construction later this summer near Edgeley if it gets the necessary state permits.
By Associated Press , March 19, 2010
Pain remains for dairy, beef
Worldwide cattle shortages impact industryTough times continue for area beef and dairy producers, with the latter particularly hard hit.
By Jonathan Knutson , February 23, 2010
Midwest Dairy Association sets district meetings
The Midwest Dairy Association annual district meetings begin this week in Minnesota, in conjunction with the American Dairy Association’s county meetings.
By Associated Press , January 03, 2010
Minnesota starts crisis hotline for farmers
Minnesota has started a hotline to help farmers feeling the financial and psychological impact the tough times.
By Associated Press , November 27, 2009
Minnesota farmers' pork, cheese donations help needy and themselves
Minnesota farmers are donating $115,000 worth of pork and cheese to food shelves around the state, taking the money out of funds that generally promote agriculture sales. In a time when pork and dairy industries are hurting as bad as they ever have, some said the largely symbolic effort could be a turning point.
By Don Davis , October 30, 2009
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