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Tackling the 'big brown spot': Keeping fields in living cover could be path to reducing nitrate

Tackling the 'big brown spot': Keeping fields in living cover could be path to reducing nitrate

Commercial fertilizer and manure applied to crop farms is a major source of nitrate in Minnesota’s water. A new report finds planting crops that keep the soil covered year-round benefits both the environment and farmers.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Jeremiah Program aims to end poverty for single mothers and children

Jeremiah Program aims to end poverty for single mothers and children

A program founded 30 years ago in Minneapolis is now helping single moms out of poverty in nine cities across the country. The Jeremiah Program supports single mothers getting an education while offering early childhood education for their children.
by Dan Gunderson

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Traffic-spotter hawk caught on MnDOT highway camera

Traffic-spotter hawk caught on MnDOT highway camera

A wide-eyed red-tailed hawk was caught by a Minnesota Department of Transportation traffic camera — and it looked almost as shocked to see the camera as we are to see it.
by Matt Mikus

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Farm Bureau: Thanksgiving dinner costs slightly down from last year's record high

Farm Bureau: Thanksgiving dinner costs slightly down from last year's record high

One of the most expensive Thanksgiving meals is deemed to be underway for the upcoming holiday, with the average cost of the classic feast for 10 coming in at $61.17, or $6.20 per person, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) 38th annual survey.
by Kyre Johnson

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Anti-war protesters block access to Lockheed Martin subsidiary in St. Paul

Anti-war protesters block access to Lockheed Martin subsidiary in St. Paul

The group blocked vehicles from accessing the complex along Energy Park Drive that houses ForwardEdge ASIC, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin that works with microelectronics design.
by Peter Cox

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