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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes 12 years after similar Monsanto push failed

Friday, May 03, 2013  From grain to glass, making vodka and whiskey with local crops is catching on

Thursday, April 25, 2013  More tough choices ahead for farmers, cities as New Mexico grapples with third year of drought

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Unusual cool weather is giving garderner more time to plant some vegetables.

Saturday, March 23, 2013 

Monday, March 18, 2013  Federal wildlife managers look to New Mexico pilot project in battle against feral pigs

Friday, March 08, 2013  A class will be offered in March that will give you copious amounts of information on gardening.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  The soybean crop still has potential this season.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  An area fall attraction feels the impact of the drought and will not be able to open this fall.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  Crop insurance is complicated and expensive, but farmers who have it are saved from the devastation of this year's drought.

Friday, August 17, 2012  For Friday’s Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know if this summer’s drought was going to have any impact on food prices and when we might begin to see those.

Monday, August 13, 2012  Which vegetables have been able to survive in this drought?

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Monday, July 09, 2012  Crops suffer in this extreme heat and dry weather. We talked with one local farmer about his corn plants.

Monday, September 26, 2011  Cornfields are disappearing as farmers begin to take in their crops.