July 2004

Offer made at WTO to cut farm subsidies - AP - 7/30/04

Lack of Funds Delaying Toxic Waste Cleanups By Juliet Eilperin - Washington Post - 7/28/04

EU, Pakistan, African Nations Prod U.S. on Farm Subsidies, Aid - Bloomberg - 7/28/04

Guide links consumers to area producers By CHRISTINE DES GARENNES - THE NEWS-GAZETTE - 7/27/04

Watersheds selected as part of national study -Daily Nonpareil- 7/25/04

USDA to Assess Environmental Benefits of Conservation Programs - USAgNet - 07/23/04

Vermillion River water making people sick - KSTP5 - 7/21/04

Hip deep in science By Ben Steverman -Star Tribune- (Subscription) 7/21/04

New York City and 8 States Plan to Sue Power Plants By ANDREW C. REVKIN-New York Times-7/21/04

EPA Gives $1,289,904 Watershed Grant to Upper Sangamon River USNewsWire 7/20/04

Organic Valley to Hold Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New $5.9 Million Green Design Headquarters; Building Symbolizes Cooperative's Commitment to Organic Family Farmers, Rural America LaFarge, WI 7/20/04

Adams offers nitrate screening. By Sarah Estrella/Events Reporter 7/20/04

Barges, unit trains increasingly important for American farmers By Janet Kubat Willette Agri News staff writer 7/20/04

Locks plan roiling the river By Joy Powell - Star Tribune (Subscription)- 7/19/04

Milwaukee's sewage problems highlight larger national issue BY CARRIE ANTLFINGER ASSOCIATED PRESS 7/19/04

Polluted past fouls up plans for housing site in St. Paul By Jackie Crosby - Star Tribune (Subscription)- 7/19/04

Pyramid Schemes: The USDA is revising its food pyramid, but since the agency represents agricultural producers—not consumers—our columnist questions who the pyramid will really benefit By Gersh Kuntzman - Newsweek- 7/19/04

Understanding mercury: Throughout history, metal has provided many uses and many dangers By Ericka Pizzillo 7/18/04

Dairy agreement could hurt rural trade By Doug Abrahms Gannett News Service 7/18/04

Lake Delhi Diesel Spill Clean-Up -KWWL- 7/16/04

Activists want tighter law on mercury BY STEVE KUCHERA DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE 7/15/04

States want regulations on ballast BY HUGH MCDIARMID JR.-Detroit Free Press-7/15/04

Poll: Sportsmen dislike Bush environment policies Hunters, anglers want pollution cut, wetlands saved By Peter Rebhahn 7/15/04

Rice Lake Association to offer nitrate testing at annual meeting By Michael Jacobson Paynesville Press 7/14/04

Biodiesel making a quiet debut in Apple Valley By Susan E. Peterson StarTribune 7/14/04

Proposal paves the way for national forest roads BY FELICITY BARRINGER NEW YORK TIMES 7/13/04

Crops, animals and a life: Sustenance farming: 'local food for local people' By Janet Patton HERALD-LEADER 7/12/04

Reconnecting to the land Putting people in touch with the source of their food By JENNIFER VOGELSONG 7/12/04

'Mickey' spreading the word about mercury-laden fish: All Minnesota lakes are under a mercury advisory By Missy Johnson Budgeteer News 7/9/04

Forest Service Seeks Limits on All-Terrain Vehicles By FELICITY BARRINGER - New York Times - 7/8/04

Superfund site gets toxic cleanup job By Jim Kneiszel Green Bay Press-Gazette 7/8/04

Conservation Security Program sign-up starts this week AgricultureOnline 7/7/04

Hotline available for farmers with CSP questions By Dan Looker Farm Business Editor- Agriculture Online- 7/7/04

Township man believes turtle has say in annexation By Cliff Buchan Forest Lake Times News Editor 7/7/04

Gov. Pawlenty outlines plans to boost livestock industry Mpls/St.Paul Business Journal 7/7/04

Summer: A time to enjoy – and protect – our water By Ron Struss 7/7/2004

Crowding the market: When the US government said it was relaxing organic standards, small farmers and green consumers fought back. Their suspicion, Dan Glaister reports, is that big corporations want to hijack a growing sector 7/7/04

Central Minnesota news and notes 7/6/04: Organic ag short course offered in Cloquet, The Conservation Tillage Demonstration 319 Project has planned tillage field days at five locations across Minnesota, and more.


The value of water quality Economists to research payoff of restoring lake By JOHN VEYSEY JournalSentinel 7/5/04

Sustainable agriculture is more than organic methods By Deborah K. Rich -San Francisco Chronicle 7/3/04

Kerry: It's Time We Fought for Family Farmers; Continues to Outline Plan to Strengthen Rural America US NewsWire 7/3/04

A cleaner Mississippi River faces new pollution challenges By Dan Olson, Minnesota Public Radio 7/2/04

Should the Mississippi River gorge be restored? By Lorna Benson, Minnesota Public Radio 7/2/04

The decline and fall of the Mississippi By Erin Galbally -Minnesota Public Radio- 7/1/04

balmm currents Basin Alliance for the Lower Mississippi in Minnesota 7/1/04

Kerry: Bush Leaving Rural America Behind; Launching Bus Tour to Strengthen Rural Communities, Small Towns US Newswire 7/1/04

These Ohio farmers keep an eye on soil and water, air and wildlife Farm and Dairy 7/01/04