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Feb. 17 at 2:29 p.m.
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Filed under: Agriculture/Farming, Real estate

Midwest farmland values rise 12% in 2010

By Wailin Wong

Farmland values in the Midwest posted their second-largest increase in  30 years in 2010, according to a quarterly report released Thursday by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Agricultural land values in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan rose 12 percent in 2010. The report surveyed 212 agricultural bankers in the area. More than half  said they expect farmland values to continue increasing in the first quarter of 2011. Get the full story »

Sep. 3, 2010 at 2:33 p.m.
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Filed under: Food, Government, Recalls, Regulations

Tainted beef raises prospects of new testing

By Associated Press

The first outbreak linked to a rare strain of E. coli in ground beef is prompting a fresh look at tougher regulations to protect the nation’s meat supply. Get the full story »