Category Archives: Agriculture

Could the Farm Bill Devastate America’s Birds?

Posted on December 11, 2012 by admin

By JIM LYONS, MARK REY and ERIC WASHBURN Published: December 10, 2012 Washington STRETCHING across the Upper Midwest is a 276,000-square-mile expanse full of wetlands and grasslands. This vast area — known as the prairie pothole region and extending from … Continue reading →

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Minn., Wis. wolf hunts show different approaches to management

Posted on October 30, 2012 by admin

by Stephanie Hemphill, Minnesota Public Radio October 29, 2012 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s first-ever regulated hunting season for wolves opens this weekend. Wisconsin’s wolf hunt has been under way for almost two weeks. When it comes to wolves, Minnesota … Continue reading →

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Potential Habitat Impacts from Proposed Crop Insurance Subsidies

Posted on October 17, 2012 by admin

            Wildlife Management Institute   October 16, 2012 While it remains to be seen whether the 112th Congress will pass a new Farm Bill before the end of the session, it is clear that direct federal … Continue reading →

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Ginseng poachers take to the woods as prices soar

Posted on September 28, 2012 by admin

TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press Friday, September 28, 2012 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — They slink through the woods in camouflage and face paint, armed with tire irons, screwdrivers and hoes, seeking a plant that looks like a cross between a Virginia … Continue reading →

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Mississippi River faces new threats

Posted on September 28, 2012 by admin

Sept. 27, 2012  •  Associated Press A 72-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that flows through the Twin Cities is in better shape than it was before the Clean Water Act was passed 40 years ago, although new risks have … Continue reading →

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