Minnesota takes lead in curbing farm runoff
State and federal officials assembled Monday to laud the passage of a new program for farmers to implement water-conservation practices on a voluntary basis.
View ArticleFracking fuels water fights in nation’s dry spots
As energy companies vie to exploit vast gas reserves west of the Mississippi, fracking’s new frontier is expanding to the same lands where crops have shriveled and waterways have dried up because of...
View ArticleAdvocacy group sees trouble in high crop prices
Sustained high prices for corn, soybeans and wheat combined with record U.S. crop-insurance payouts are encouraging farmers to plow fragile lands and put ecosystems at risk, an environmental advocacy...
View ArticleUSDA buyers stuck as shutdown hurts housing
USDA loans account for about 132,000 mortgages a year in rural areas.
View ArticleUSDA establishes rural investment program
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the formation of the first Rural Business Investment Company to invest in businesses that otherwise might not have the capital to increase business...
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