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Missouri farmer revives red giants
01.09.2008 02:23
iowafarmertoday.com
CLARENCE, Mo. --- A woman leans out the farmhouse door yelling, “Are you selling it? Because there is a guy on the phone who wants to buy it.”
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Higher natural gas prices on horizonBy Tim Hoskins, Iowa Farmer Today
01.09.2008 02:23
iowafarmertoday.com
As the temperature hangs around 85 degrees, officials are already predicting higher natural gas prices for the upcoming winter heating season.
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Agriculture
Monroe County man finds comfort in rural work setting
01.09.2008 02:23
iowafarmertoday.com
ALBIA --- When Junior Gardner started working in an office, he was not as comfortable as being on his farm. So, he moved part of the farm into his office.
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Agriculture
They Buried a Farmer Today
01.09.2008 02:23
iowafarmertoday.com
They buried a farmer today, Gave him back to the dirt from which he came. Earlier his family and neighbors walk by, Looking at memories of a simple man’s life. A table of photos, toy tractors and cards, Telling the story of life on the farm. There are the overalls he wore every day, Except on Sunday, when he bowed his head to pray. A seed corn cap, work gloves and his boots, All things that kept him close to his roots. Not born in a barn, but not far away, From the fields where a boy learned how to play. There are photos of his children and grandchildren, too,
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Agriculture
Election slows farm bill implementation
01.09.2008 02:23
iowafarmertoday.com
BOONE --- USDA Secretary Ed Schafer confirmed what many farmers had suspected this summer --- rules for the 2008 farm bill are unlikely to be completed before the Bush administration leaves office in January.
Iowa
Agriculture
Sustainability becoming mainstream
01.09.2008 02:23
iowafarmertoday.com
BOONE --- Sustainability has become mainstream and is moving from South America to North America.
Iowa
Agriculture
FREE PRESS CARTOONIST MIKE THOMPSON: The governor's Kilpatrick hearing
01.09.2008 00:28
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Governor Granholm's hearing on the future of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
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Blogs
MIKE THOMPSON AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION: Sunday's convention funnies
01.09.2008 00:28
freep.com
A few random observations as the convention prepares to kick into high gear.
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Lions close to deal with former Pro Bowl RB Rudi Johnson?
01.09.2008 00:28
freep.com
Free-agent running back Rudi Johnson was scheduled to meet with the Lions late Sunday night for a workout, a day after he was cut by the Cincinnati Bengals. The Lions signed running back Marcus Thomas and linebacker Ryan Nece, the son of former Pro Football Hall of Fame safety Ronnie Lott, earlier Sunday and signed eight players to their practice squad.
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RECRUITING: Michigan's QB of the future? Wolverines get pledge from four-star recruit
01.09.2008 00:28
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Quarterback Tate Forcier, an elite dual-threat recruit from Scripps Ranch (California), committed to Michigan this weekend for the 2009 class, according to scout.com and rivals.com.
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DREW SHARP: Problems versus Cal mostly self-inflicted
01.09.2008 00:28
freep.com
BERKELEY, Calif. -- They sit in trees here. Why? What a silly question. When you're the last bastion of 1960s-style revolutionary spirit in America, the relevance of the protest remains secondary to taking the stand -- or, in this case, taking a seat.
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DETROIT 4, KANSAS CITY 2: 'Freak of nature' Miguel Cabrera drives Tigers home
01.09.2008 00:28
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In his first game as a Tiger, when pundits and fans figured the Tigers were bound for the World Series, Miguel Cabrera smashed a pitch from Gil Meche over the leftfield wall at Comerica Park. The sellout crowd loved it. Cabrera had signed a contract extension through 2015 the week before, and it was reasonable to think moments like this were preordained.
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DETROIT GRAND PRIX: Oh, Happy Isle: Wilson gets 1st series win; Helio stays in race for title
01.09.2008 00:28
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He blocked, but he didn't receive the mandatory warning he felt he deserved. He got penalized, which left him bitterly disappointed.
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U-M assistant coach: All the worries I had, I saw
01.09.2008 00:28
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Calvin Magee walked out of the Junge Champions Center late Saturday and saw the horde. He knew members of the media were waiting to talk to him, and the discussion wouldn't be nearly as positive as his previous game -- the dominant West Virginia rout of Oklahoma in January.
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MARK SNYDER: Wolverines' weaknesses exposed in opener
01.09.2008 00:27
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Rich Rodriguez was careful in his first nine months. The Michigan coach made no promises about this team's potential and projected no results. For an extremely confident coach, it seemed somewhat surprising at the time. Many thought he was purposely lowering expectations so when U-M played well, it would look more impressive.
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