Smart farmers mix degrees with dairy duties in Minnesota
Suzanne Wold, a 1991 graduate, runs Derrich Dairy with her husband Brad blending farming with marketing and education. The Wolds exemplify a trend of larger, tech driven farms led by graduates with economics, agribusiness, and MBA degrees while engaging in leadership programs and national outreach.
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Lee Egerstrom
Knight Ridder
Glenwood
Minn
Suzanne Wold
Minnesota
Brad
Midwest
Wolds
Derrich Dairy
Dorothy
Richard
Pizza Hut
Wellesley College
Craig
South Dakota State University
Suzanne
Minneapolis
Edina
University of Minnesota
Thomas Jefferson
University of Virginia
Jefferson
Paul Brutlay
Wendell
Brutlag
Elbow Lake
St. Paul
Farmers urged to influence Wall Street economy
Richard Levins, University of Minnesota Extension Service economist, argues farmers must engage both Washington and the global corporate sector. He urges farm groups to unite and press for economic policy input in boardrooms and executive offices to improve prices and counter corporate power.
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Economist
Wall Street
Richard Levin
Airlines
Washington
Richard Levins
University of Minnesota Extension Service
Umn
Hoop House Swine Research Advances Iowa Trials
Iowa State University researchers funded by a USDA grant study hoop barns for hogs in a program led by the Leopold Center. The Hoop Group aims to establish demonstration sites and a national workshop while compiling practical manuals and fact sheets on hoop structure use and benefits for swine production.
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Hoop Group
Soybean rust seen as threat to U S crops
Experts warn soybean rust could devastate U S yields reaching 30 to 50 percent if it reaches the soybean belt. Researchers push for fungus resistant plants as rust spreads from Brazil and Australia to threaten North American crops.
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U.S
Associated Press
Urbana
Ill
Brazil
Australia
North America
Glenn Hartman
National Soybean Research Laboratory
University of Illinois
United States
USDA
Soybean Rust Outbreak Plans and History
The USDA outlines strategies to prevent accidental introduction of soybean rust and protect producers. The pathogen first appeared in Puerto Rico in 1976 and now moves rapidly, surviving on hosts like kudzu. Southern U.S. states face highest risk due to climate, with past losses up to 60 percent in Brazil and Paraguay.
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Puerto Rico
USDA
Brazil
Paraguay
World Pork Expo hosts origin labeling talk at Des Moines event
Farm News Des Moines ADM Alliance Nutrition will hold a round table on country of origin labeling at World Pork Expo booth 359 in the Varied Industries Building at 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday. The Iowa Pork Industry Center and ISU Extension sponsor the program with a $10 fee. It runs June 10 from 10 a.m. to noon via satellite and is доступ through county Extension offices.
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Des Moines
ADM Alliance Nutrition Inc
Booth
Varied Industries
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Iowa Pork Industry Center
Iowa Beef Center
ISU Extension
Park Center
Extension.iastate.edu
Ipic
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Chicago
RBC Daii Rauscher
Brad Wold
New Isa
Abe.iastate. Edu
By Jim Paul
Aphis
Usda.gov
Nsrl
Usuc
Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
Mississippi
Alabama
Megan Thomas
Hartman
Farm News
Beef Center
Ames
Iowa
Iowabeefcenter.org
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