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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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Fairview CEO says current partnership with UMN too expensive

Fairview CEO says current partnership with UMN too expensive

Fairview notified the university on Monday that it does not plan to extend its current partnership. Under that agreement, the two organizations run M Health Fairview. The partnership has been a major source of funding for the university’s medical school.  
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Ahead of World Cup ski season, Jessie Diggins talks about prioritizing her mental health

Ahead of World Cup ski season, Jessie Diggins talks about prioritizing her mental health

Earlier this year the Minnesota native spoke publicly about recent struggles with her eating disorder, after 12 years of recovery. This week she told reporters why she feels it’s important to share her story — and she said her priority is a “happy and healthy season.”
by MPR News Staff

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A novel prison program for pregnant women and their babies

A novel prison program for pregnant women and their babies

Minnesota is believed to be the first state that allows some mothers live outside of prison with their new babies.
by Alisa Roth

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Power Pairs: Former Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm and polar explorer Ann Bancroft

Power Pairs: Former Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm and polar explorer Ann Bancroft

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her next Power Pair about how their long friendship supported them through expeditions, personal loss, COVID-19 and following their dreams.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Not just kid play: Toy companies aim more products at older adults

Not just kid play: Toy companies aim more products at older adults

Toymakers are tweaking original classic games or coming out with new ones that embrace an audience that’s been around for a while: people over 65 years old. The products are being marketed as a way for older folks to sharpen their brain skills as well as allay loneliness.
by The Associated Press

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