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North Dakota ranchers are still assessing their losses from the spring snowstorms. They are being urged to tap into federal relief, and some are calling for better payouts. Pat Becker, a rancher from Sioux County, said lost at least 50 calves and expects the number to increase. ...

Farmer cooperatives allow producers to pool resources together to get a better bang for their buck. While they have been around for generations, there is a Minnesota effort to expand the movement by creating a new grant program. Farmer-owned co-ops are designed to boost processing capacity and build markets for members and the food they grow. ...

The Daily Yonder And heck, were just getting started. Share this: In early 2007 it was another election season. Then, as now, there was much jabber on television and in print about what the “rural vote” was going to do. The presidential candidates were making their trips to Iowa and New Hampshire. And although these states were constantly described as “rural” there was hardly anything rural about the campaign. Outside a required pledge of allegiance to ethanol and a few hay bales (...