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Home › Regional Features - National Image Credit: Supplied Photo Geraniums could help control devastating Japanese beetle — Geraniums may hold the key to controlling the devastating Japanese beetle, which feeds on nearly 300 plant species and costs the ornamental plant industry $450 million in damage each year, according to scientists with the Agricultural Research Servic • Read Full Story Other Headlines Border officers seize 107 pounds of illegal cheese Associated Press \| 03/08/2010 3:11PM U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped more than 100 pounds of soft Mexican cheese from making a run across the order. • Full Story				Auction Block Sat - 03/13/2010 5th Annual BueLingo Breeders Sale Trucks, Tractors, Trailers & Equipment Auction for Wie → View complete auction listings National Headlines Foreclosure leads to sale of 1,000 cattle Associated Press \| 03/08/2010 10:30AM More than 1,000 cattle were sold at auction in Aberdeen after a bank foreclosed on a farm near Roscoe. • Full Story Missouri raw milk lawsuit will continue Associated Press \| 03/08/2010 3:07PM A couple facing a state lawsuit for distributing raw milk away from their family farm has lost their bid to have the suit dismissed. • Full Story Midwest Headlines MSU scientists receive nearly $1.5 million in federal funds for animal health and production research Michigan State University \| 03/08/2010 11:19AM Michigan State University scientists will use three grants totaling nearly $1.5 million to improve animal health and growth. • Full Story Feds: Iowa farmland values rose in 2009 Associated Press \| 03/08/2010 3:19PM A survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago shows the value of good quality Iowa farmland rose by 3 percent during the last quarter of 2009 and 4 percent during the year. • Full Story ADVERTISMENT