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Can medical marijuana become the economic engine of a city?

by Erika Beras
Sep 15, 2017
Leaders in McKeesport, Pennsylvania are hoping the medical marijuana industry can revitalize the city.
Chayne Rouse and his sister Kayla Wilkes wait in line to apply for jobs at Pure Penn. 
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Some young farmers postpone careers to pay off school loans

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 5, 2017
Modern farming has made it tough for a new generation to get started.
Liz Graznak and her daughter Sylvia hunt for weeds in the high tunnel at Happy Hollow Farm. Graznak worked for six years after college to save money to start her farm.
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Farmers bring their shopping lists to the White House

by Jed Kim
Apr 25, 2017
As Sonny Perdue gets sworn in to be the new Secretary of Agriculture, President Trump is set to meet with farming representatives. Among the top items on their list: immigration and trade. Up to 70 percent of the farming labor force is undocumented immigrants. About 20 percent of the U.S. agriculture business are exports dependent […]
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Central California's family raisin farms are drying up

by Andy Uhler
Mar 28, 2017
Farmers are steering their kids away from the crop, whose prices are falling.
John Paboojian Jr. owns about 450 acres of raisin vineyards in Fowler, California, and has been working the land for 75 years.
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The fight for the dairy aisle turns on the question: 'What’s milk?'

by Adam Allington
Mar 3, 2017
With the proliferation of products calling themselves milk (soy, almond, rice, coconut), dairy farmers are now lobbying Congress to limit the use of the word to the stuff that comes from lactating animals, namely cows.  And the makers of the plant-based drinks want to keep milking the term, so they’re pushing back. The Wall Street […]
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Corn farmers looking ahead with 'nervous anticipation'

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Jan 23, 2017
Corn farmer Keith Alverson says he and his peers are cautiously optimistic.
A corn field in South Dakota.
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Farmers pin hopes on Trump's choice for Ag Secretary

by Annie Baxter
Jan 23, 2017
Sonny Perdue, former governor of Georgia, is Trump's pick to head the U.S.D.A.
Former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue speaks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower, November 30, 2016 in New York, after meetings with US President-elect Donald Trump.
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Canadian greenhouse industry seeks methods to reduce pollution into Lake Erie

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 2, 2017
Many Canadian greenhouse growers are switching to water recycling.
After greenhouse tomatoes are picked and loaded into boxes, they're delivered to packing stations using robotic trolleys.
Karen Schaefer
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This good deed leads to weeds

by Annie Baxter
Dec 28, 2016
Midwestern farmers are spreading a tough weed by sowing ground-cover mixes contaminated with its seeds.
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Christmas tree growers fight for sales

by Marielle Segarra
Dec 16, 2016
Got Milk? Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner. The Incredible, Edible Egg. All of these advertising slogans have something in common: they were created by marketing groups, overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and funded by fees collected from farmers. Now you can add another slogan to the list: “It’s Christmas. Keep it Real.” It […]
Tim Dunne, owner of Woodsedge Christmas Tree Farm in New Jersey, cuts branches off a tree to make decorations. 
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