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            <title><![CDATA[High crop prices entice farms to expand planting]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[High crop prices entice farmers to expand planting into old golf courses, wildlife preserves]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Farmer goes underground with 'green' farming technique]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 10:27:18 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In an effort to “go green” and boost business, a local farmer is investing in a state of the art subsurface irrigation system.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Empire goes green Asparagus Festival]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 May 2013 18:48:20 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Summer is festival season in Northern Michigan and one of the first events of the season is the Asparagus Festival in Empire.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trail of tree killers trek to new parts of northern Michigan]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 05:12:29 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is stepping up salvaging of trees that are dying from infestations of the emerald ash borer and beech bark disease.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Organic industry clout grows with consumer demand]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 03:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Organic industry's political clout grows on Capitol Hill as consumers demand organic foods]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Farm bill will make cuts to food stamps]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Cook]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 14:24:54 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The House Agriculture Committee has begun work on a five-year farm bill that would make small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 08:55:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes 12 years after similar Monsanto push failed]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commission approves public wolf hunt in Upper Peninsula]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Edwards]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 May 2013 21:30:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UPDATED WITH VIDEO: The Michigan Natural Resources Commission approved a public wolf hunt in the Upper Peninsula at their meeting in Roscommon this afternoon.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Governor signs bill that may open door for wolf hunt]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Cook]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 17:04:30 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Senate Bill 288 gives the Natural Resources Commission the responsibility to establish managed open season hunts for wild game. It exempts the taking of mourning doves, pets and livestock.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers could allow wine tastings at farmers markets]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 May 2013 08:37:37 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Bill would require a $25 per market permit fee for the winemaker and the approval of both the market and the local police department.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oklahoma congressman uses farm bill to attack food stamps]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 May 2013 06:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Oklahoma congressman proposes $20 billion spending cut over 10 years in nation's food stamps program]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Where have all the honeybees gone?]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 May 2013 09:11:23 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[New federal report cites many causes for dramatic bee disappearance]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[That's the spirit: Booze from local crops booming]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 May 2013 03:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[From grain to glass, making vodka and whiskey with local crops is catching on]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Protestors plead with Governor: let voters decide wolf hunt]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Cook]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 May 2013 15:27:56 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The state House approved a bill that could block voters from deciding whether to allow wolf hunting in Michigan.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What you need to know this landscaping season]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 May 2013 07:39:06 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The warm weather probably has you itching to get outside and start working on your lawn.]]></description>
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