Another Great Depression?

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The predictions are everywhere: the current economic crisis is the worst since the Great Depression or “we’re entering another Great Depression,” some of the pundits on financial channels are saying.

Geraldine and Andy Wagner

Keeping green

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Andy Wagner has witnessed amazing changes in farming technology through the windows of his homestead northeast of Adrian these last 87 years.

Ed Schafer

Ag secretary Schafer touts ag growth during Bush administration

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer is encouraging President-elect Obama to consider the successes of the Bush administration's agricultural policies while deciding what course his new administration will follow.

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Study funded by AgStar grant

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The Worthington Area Training and Testing Center is one step closer to fruition.

Craig

Delays leave corn in the field, farmers struggling to harvest

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About one quarter of the area’s corn crop is still standing in the fields and farmers are struggling in the mud, rain and snow to bring in the crop.

Wayne Benbo

Man’s creation can cut it

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Ice saw gains in popularity with cold-weather anglers
If you’re going to go ice fishing, you’ve got to get to the fish, which is hard with all the ice.

Poplar sucker transplants rarely successful

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Q: I have three lovely Lombardy poplars in my backyard. I know you detest the suckers they send out, but I want to transplant some of them to start another row of shade trees. Can you tell me how to do this? I’ve had no luck in the past.

Good nutrition takes planning

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Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed someone peering into my grocery cart.

Corn, soybean forecasts lowered

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WASHINGTON – The Agriculture Department on Monday lowered its forecasts for this year’s U.S. corn and soybean harvests, pushing up the prices of both commodities.

Mark Edwardson

Man drawn to magnet mania

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Trinkets of ND number at 156
Mark Edwardson’s indoor hobby is an unlikely offshoot of his love for fishing and hunting, outdoor pursuits that take him to wooded and watery reaches throughout North Dakota.

Carrots provide fiber, vitamin A

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“The guys didn’t eat the carrots. I picked up 65 packs of carrots after their break,” one of the conference planners told me.