Carranzas bought a farm in 1935; it was the only sugar beet farm ran entirely by women in the United States, according to a publication put out by the sugar beet company. While living in Colorado, Carranza's family, along with 400 other migrant workers; were recruited to come to Montana and work beets for the new beet factory. Hearing stories of her life was a thrill for this writer, Sidney native and granddaughter of a German Russian beet labor and later farmer. At 96 years, Carranza has...

The conservancy has bought the croplands and removed them from production. The lake is home to the shortnose sucker and Lost River sucker, both declared endangered under federal law 19 years ago. Water from the lake then will rush through the gaps to flood wetlands lost 50 years ago when the Williamson River delta was drained for farming. In a severe drought several years ago, the lake level fell so low that water managers had to cut off the flow to farmers to protect the fish. The $9...

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Finally, surging prices for corn, milk and other commodities have raised farmers incomes and undercut arguments about the need for this expensive income transfer. International charities opposed the program because it undermines poor foreign farmers, who can t compete against subsidized American crops, an argument that swayed the global trade court to rule against one of the subsidies. A growing chorus has turned against the $16 billion annual subsidy, which gives most of the money to...

The most pleasing recall for them is of the good old days that now seem without fault, living in communities about which Garrison Keillor speaks about. Growing up in another time, admitting that it was in the last century, I have noted that familiar words have acquired different meanings these days. It was last week, the 13th of the month to be precise, that there was a proliferation of recalls. People of multiple years are very pleased if they can recall this, and maybe that, and even...