Corn crop may be second largest

08/13/2008 10:00 AM
WASHINGTON — After months of rising food prices, there may be some relief coming with farmers on track to produce the second largest corn crop and fourth largest soybean crop in history.

Conflict over conservation

08/13/2008 10:01 AM
Many agricultural producers are blaming state wildlife groups for not being able to graze or hay their Conservation Reserve Program acreage.

Karlstad couple behind pintabian horse breed

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KARLSTAD, Minn. – Leaning on the fence rail, you look him over and just scratch your head. It’s like seeing one of those little Arabians, all decked out in his Sunday best.

Neil and Anne Nelson’s farmstead

A machine-making man

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Colfax farmer revives old farming tools
From his cap with mesh netting in the back to his vice-like handshake to his weathered work boots, Neil Nelson is a farmer from his head right down to his soles.

Start school year with A+ nutrition

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The days of sleeping in and no homework are winding down for kids everywhere.

Salty water reason for slow grass growth?

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Q: I’m not sure where to begin. We had our lawn hydroseeded three years ago, but there are patches that haven’t filled in. We decided to have those patches hydroseeded this summer.

Bleeding heart divides best in springtime

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Q: I have a huge bleeding heart that I would like to prune because it has taken over my flowerbed. I also want to transplant some of the cuttings.

Mary Jacobs

A grand plan for a garden

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Jacobs’ work adds to beauty at senior center
Mary Jacobs used to look out her window in Halstad, Minn., and see a plain grass field.