May 2004

Worrisome new studies spur anti-pesticide campaigns By Katherine Stapp PANNA 5/31/04

Don't spend billions for larger river locks Peoria Journal Star 5/30/04

U.S. Shift on Organic Rules Proved Costly By Samuel Fromartz Reuters 5/29/04

St. Croix campers hear new pitch about rules Much stricter limits on overnight access to islands and shoreline — even bans — are possible next summer, according to the National Park Service. BY MARY DIVINE Pioneer Press 5/29/04 Log-in Required

Minnesota family fishing tradition threatened by mercury pollution By Dr. Stacey Sprainer Guest Columnist Sun Post 5/27/04

Feds retract new organic rules By Ira Dreyfuss The Associated Press 5/27/04

Environment 2004 Memorial Day Billboard Campaign Alerts Anglers to Bush Administration's Failure to Reduce Mercury Levels in Fish;Minnesota has Most Square Miles of Lakes with Mercury Advisories in U.S.-US NewsWire-5/26/04

The Rodale Institute Wins Research Award - AScribe 5/26/04

OTA Praises USDA Secretary for Taking Gigantic Step to Save Organic Standards - Organic Trade Association 5/26/04

Central Minnesota news and notes - USDA offers second round of producer grants - MDA allocates funds for low-interest loans to prevent water pollution - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture and local partners are continuing a series of one-day "Organic Short Courses for Ag Professionals'' this summer. Agri News 5/26/04

Going organic saves family farm: Method could ensure future of mid-sized operations By Pete Rebhahn Green Bay Press-Gazette 5/25/04

Money, not more studies, needed to clean up the Great Lakes The Daily Telegram 5/25/04

Heinz Kerry has an ecology agenda By Michael Kranish Boston Globe Staff 5/24/04

Two Iowa watersheds receive CSP funding Iowa Farm Bureau 5/24/04

Chilton man turns manure into power Machine converts dung into bedding, fertilizer and energy By Myrna Collins Post-Crescent 5/23/04

ORGANIC FOOD FIGHT Outcry over rule changes that allow more pesticides, hormones By Carol Ness San Francisco Chronicle 5/22/04

Dairy farms of all sizes in the money Jason Stein Wisconsin State Journal 5/22/04

OTA Warns USDA Process Sets Dangerous Precedent Group asks for return to public-private partnership PRNewswire 5/21/04

How Healthy Are Our Rivers And Streams? USGS Report Shows Complex Picture Science Daily 5/20/04

Conservation Advocates Oppose Mississippi River Lock Expansion Bill USNewswire 5/20/04

NCGA Welcomes Introduction of Senate Locks Bill PRNewswire 5/20/04

Sugar Creek site of major fish kill By Scott Richardson Pantagraph 5/20/04

USDA Announce $3.75 Million for New Source Water Protection Program By Julianne Johnston Pro Farmer 5/20/04

Organic lawns: it's easy being green By Mark Clayton The Christian Science Monitor 5/20/04

Worldwatch Bullish on Renewable Energy Future SolarAccess.com 5/20/04

Is Agribusiness Making Food Less Nutritious? Growing evidence indicates that today's fruits, vegetables, meat and dairy products have less vitamins and nutrients than in the past. By Cheryl Long and Lynn Keiley 5/20/04

Less milk, but you'll get a better price for it 5/20/04

USDA announces priority watersheds for CSP AgricultureOnline 5/19/04

Organic: Friend or Faux? Organics program weakened under Bush administration changes, activists say By Amanda Griscom Grist Magazine 5/18/04

Christopherson wants to energize world trade talks By Janet Kubat Willette Agri News staff writer 5/18/04

EU, US moves hint at joint effort vs protectionism By Amity Shlaes Business Day 5/18/04

Corn May Fall on Expectations for Record U.S. Crop USAgNet 5/18/04

Group hopes to harness breeze of Windy City By Anthony Tao Daily Northwestern 5/18/04

2004 National Wetlands Awards to be Presented on Capitol Hill 5/18/04

Bush forms Cabinet-level task force to coordinate Great Lakes cleanup By MAURA KELLY Associated Press 5/18/04

Environmental legal group accuses DNR specialist of possible conflict of interest Midwest Environmental Advocates seeks 'independent investigation' of alleged runoff By Kevin Boneske The News-Chronicle 5/17/04

High milk prices not hurting organic farmers Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier 5/17/04

Organic choices keep growing By Mary Bergin Capital Times 5/17/04

The Reluctant Return of No-Till Farming: Call it innovation or retroaction, but no-till farming can work By Logan Hawkes Regis University 5/16/04

Anti-Pesticide Campaigns Get Boost from Worrisome New Studies BY: Katherine Stapp 5/16/04

Reserve Mining's legacy of pollution lingers BY JOHN MYERS Duluth News Tribune 5/16/04

Trade takes center stage as Mexican, U.S. legislators conclude meetings By Will Weissert ASSOCIATED PRESS 5/15/04

Lyle City Council hears from ACE about proposed power plant By Lee Bonorden/Austin Daily Herald 5/15/04

Mercury warnings posted Environmental groups erect 'guerrilla' signs BY DENNIS LIEN Pioneer Press 5/15/04 Log-in Required

Web calculator offers fish consumption guide based on body weight By KARREN MILLS Associated Press 5/14/04

Two years of support - along with acrimony over CSP By Dan Looker Business Editor Successful Farming magazine 5/13/04

Legislators hear from USDA, farmers on CSP implementation plan By Cheryl Rainford Agriculture Online 5/13/04

Bush Administration Moving to Allow Corporate Takeover of Organics! USDA announces controversial new directives on national organic standards Organic Consumers Association 5/13/04

Pollution rules to have big impact on Northland industries BY SCOTT THISTLE DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE 5/13/04

Resolutions clear up land disputes; city garbage rates to increase By: Wanda Simmons Postville Herald 05/12/2004

Pollution indictments handed down BY LISA DONOVAN Pioneer Press (Subscription) 5/12/04

Shoreline landscaping doing more harm than good Pioneer Press 5/12/04

Monsanto drops plans for biotech wheat USA Today 5/11/04

Corn growers criticize Cargill's reported ethanol import plan Agriculture News 5/11/04

Asian carp invaders must be stopped - now Bay City Times 5/9/04

Senate bans fertilizer with phosphorus By Candi Walz Herald-Review 5/9/04

Minnesota farmers worry about WTO subsidy ruling By Joy Powell, Star Tribune (subscription only) 5/7/04

River still polluted despite cleanup By Britt Johnsen 5/7/04

Controversy still plagues tire proposal in Preston By Erin Galbally, Minnesota Public Radio 5/6/04

Corps endorses locks expansion By Ed Tibbetts Quad City Times 5/6/04

Cropland values show biggest increase in 25 years By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press 5/6/04

Government above the law? Military Seeks Environmental, Health Exemptions By Joel Creswell 5/5/04

Livestock operators: New permit costly, confusing By The Associated Press 5/5/04

Dispute over tire-burning plant coming to a head in Preston AP 5/03/04

USDA Investigating Condemned Texas Cow USAgNet 05/03/04

Reports in 12 States Find Changes to National Forest Policies Threaten Last Wild Forests in U.S., Says National Environmental Trust US Newswire 5/3/04

Kosher Meat Plant Sets Off Iowa Feud: Some Fear Release of Salt Water Into River By Juliet Eilperin Washington Post Staff Writer 5/3/04 Log-In Required

Preston tire plant foes protest By DAN SPRINGER La Crosse Tribune 5/2/04

One man's determination could become a model for restoration By Lorna Benson, Minnesota Public Radio 5/2/04