Agriculture

Another Campaign Notebook

tptadmin — Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:02:53 -0500

Mary Lahammer had fun watching all the Senate ads this week; that's one of the segments in this week's Campaign Notebook media digest.

Farmfest

Mary Lahammer — Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:25:32 -0500

U.S. Senate candidates U.S. Senate candidates Al Franken, Norm Coleman, Dean Barkley and Steve Williams debated outside of Redwood Falls. Energy was the top topic. Discluded candidates Priscilla Lord Faris, Jack Uldrich and Ole Savior are here standing by in protest.
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Senate Candidate Stephen Williams

tptadmin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:28:07 -0500

Jesse Ventura may enter the race but as of this past weekend the Independence Party already has an endorsed senate candidate. Stephen Williams joins us at the Almanac table.

Capitol Update - May 12, 2008

tptadmin — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:18:12 -0500

Capitol Update - April 24, 2008

tptadmin — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:43:27 -0500

Floyd B. Olson

tptadmin — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:56:14 -0600

Unless you can prove us wrong, this is the oldest film clip of a Minnesota Governor. Floyd B. Olson was born of Scandinavian parents and if you don't believe it just look at his middle name: Bjornstjerne. Olson was a firebrand and was moving on to a national stage in 1936 when he died of cancer at age 44. In this film clip Olson is calling on government to fix the problems of agriculture.

Quest to Cuba, China, India

Mary Lahammer — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:21:06 -0500

As a veteran of trade missions (I went to Hollywood, Japan, China, Cuba, Canada with governors) the travel news from the governor's office is interesting. Of course Pawlenty is in China today on his second trip there. Then he leads a 73-member delegation to India.
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Senator Amy Klobuchar

tptadmin — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:43:42 -0500

Minnesota's junior senator has spent time this week touring flooded Minnesota counties. She's also been working on the plans for a new 35W bridge.

Farm Chat with JFK

tptadmin — Wed, 8 Aug 2007 12:42:26 -0500

In 1960, presidential candidate John F. Kennedy sat down with Governor Orville Freeman and Senator Hubert H. Humphrey in the KTCA studios to film this political spot. Freeman later served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under presidents Kennedy and Johnson.

Drought

tptadmin — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:08:18 -0500

Our hot, dry weather continues in Minnesota. Has it gotten bad enough in farm country to apply for Federal Disaster Assistance? Perry Aasness from Minnesota's Farm Service Agency gives us an update.