August 17, 1999 - Second District congressman David Minge and U of M Economist C. Ford Runge discuss proposals to help Minnesota farmers deal with their economic problems.
June 9, 1998 - Midday presents a Mainstreet Radio special broadcast on what's being called the "New Midwestern Farm Crisis." The program contains reports on farming issues, including insurance, scab plant disease, government programs, global markets, and Freedom to Farm Act.
April 8, 1993 - William Cochrane, professor emeritus at University of Minnesota; and C. Ford Runge, professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota, discuss U.S. agriculture policy and their book, Reforming Farm Policy: Toward a National Agenda.