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From science fiction to reality, 'no kill' meat may be coming soon

From science fiction to reality, 'no kill' meat may be coming soon

The meat of the future may be cultured directly from animal cells without slaughtering livestock. It's not yet sold in the U.S., but NPR got a tour of a leading start-up and a taste of their chicken.
by Allison Aubrey

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Farmers and immigrant advocates hold out hope for compromise in lame duck session

Farmers and immigrant advocates hold out hope for compromise in lame duck session

Big plans to overhaul the immigration system have stalled yet again. So farmers and other groups are looking to the lame duck session and hoping that more modest proposals can find bipartisan support.
by Joel Rose

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Appetites: These Minnesotans collect, cultivate ancestral seeds as climate changes

Appetites: These Minnesotans collect, cultivate ancestral seeds as climate changes

In the last decades, indigenous communities have stopped growing the varieties of corn, beans, squash, and various plants they had cultivated for years. Now, a group in Minnesota wants to track down and return these lost seeds to the indigenous communities who once cared for them. Jessika Greendeer, Farm Director and Seed Keeper at Dream of Wild Health, joined Appetites to share more about their seed rematriation efforts.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Boundary Waters algae blooms spark questions, concern

Boundary Waters algae blooms spark questions, concern

Blue-green algae is typically found in lakes with heavy nutrient runoff from nearby farms, lawns and roads. But researchers are now trying to figure out what’s causing the sometimes harmful blooms in more remote lakes in northern Minnesota, including in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by Dan Kraker

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Competitive pumpkin growers gather at Stillwater Harvest Fest

Competitive pumpkin growers gather at Stillwater Harvest Fest

Competitive pumpkin growers made a beeline for the Stillwater Harvest Fest this past weekend. The annual gathering is now one of the largest festivals of its kind in the Midwest, with the pumpkin weigh-off as its centerpiece.
by Hannah Yang

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Digging into Minnesota's peat, an underappreciated climate superhero

Digging into Minnesota's peat, an underappreciated climate superhero

Meet a carbon-sequestering superhero: peat moss. Efforts are underway to better understand the role that peat bogs in northern Minnesota play in mitigating climate change.
by Dan Kraker

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Giant pumpkins draw big crowds in Stillwater, Minn.

The annual pumpkin growers gathering at Stillwater is now one of the largest festivals of its kind in the Midwest.
by MPR News Staff

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Barges grounded by low water halt Mississippi River traffic

Barges grounded by low water halt Mississippi River traffic

The unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River is causing barges to get stuck in the mud and sand. That's disrupting river travel for shippers, recreational boaters and even passengers on a cruise line.
by The Associated Press

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