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	Issue 28 April 2000


	Prairie Grains is the official publication of the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers, North Dakota Grain Growers Association, South Dakota Wheat, Inc., and the Minnesota Barley Growers Association.


	Copyright Prairie Grains Magazine April 2000




	USDA Secretary Dan glickman's ag policy priorities NAWG urges farm safety net fix triggered by price Closing the "digitial divide" in rural America Sano Shimoda's big picture for ag: A carbohydrate economy Six factors that have changed the face of the food supply industry Two U of M wheat studies relevant to spring planting

	Also in the news... News & Views from the Wheat & Barley Growers Production Tips by Micheal Peel Foresight in Successful Cropping Systems Prairie Shortcuts Wheat Foods News Taming the Bulls & Bears Wheat World Grain Market Gleanings Prairie Ramblings Association Perspectives "Fluke" weather at root of wild oat herbicide wheat stress in 1999 $9 Billion may be Starting Point in quest for Balanced Safety Net Abridged Legisative Calendar will limit farm policy debate Five Key Periods during the Growing Season Calculating how much seed to plant Puma March Winners NDSU releases new spring wheat variety Alsen