Driver of beet truck sentenced in crash that killed 18-year-old
The driver of a sugar beet truck involved in a crash that killed an 18-year-old woman from Wahpeton, N.D., last fall has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison.
New products make canning safer and easier
Canning has gone trendy. A new crop of consumers has turned to home-preservation as a way to eat more healthfully and spend less on groceries.
RELATED CONTENTAmish ways take root in northwestern Minnesota, as migration expands
In northwestern Minnesota, a new community of about 70 Amish people have settled on farms southeast of Fertile 16 months ago. They’re the second settlement in Polk County. Another group has lived near McIntosh, Minn., for about three years.
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RELATED CONTENTBeet truck, car collide near Crookston; no major injuries
No major injuries were reported in a beet truck-vehicle collision Tuesday in Crookston.
Sweet corn is rich in flavor, nutrients
The availability of that mouthwatering, succulent, buttery taste of sweet corn is a common delight in the late summer activities that surround most of us. You can get it at the local farmer’s market, in the stores, via roadside stands, at county and state fairs and even in your own garden. It is one of those wonderful vegetables that is easy to grow and always rewards us with ears of corn too numerous to eat all at once.
RELATED CONTENTAudubon teen injured by bull at farm
A 17-year-old Audubon, Minn., girl was critically injured after a bull attacked her on the family dairy farm Tuesday.
Cow pie patrol
TOWNER, N.D. — What goes up must come down. That’s gravity. What goes in must come out. That’s the rule of mazes, freeway tunnels and, in bovine and all other species I know of, digestion.
Harvest to be celebrated in Sabin
There will be corn shucking, sugar beet bowling, cucumber car racing and tomato throwing, all part of the fall food festivities Friday and Saturday during Harvest Days in Sabin, Minn.
RELATED CONTENTMan trapped in grain bin near Fairmount, ND
FAIRMOUNT, N.D. – A 20-year-old man was trapped for almost an hour Friday morning in a grain bin here.
From farm to fair
For Bernice Wenzel and Margaret Fletcher, two tractors and one friendship have stood the test of time
RELATED CONTENTCHEF JEFF — ONE BYTE AT A TIME: Cucumber Gazpacho
Cool down on a hot day with a cold soup.
RELATED CONTENTCHEF JEFF — ONE BYTE AT A TIME: Nectarine Jam
Seasonal fruits make great homemade jams and jellies.
RELATED CONTENTCHEF JEFF: Barbecue Burger
Herald Food Editor Jeff Tiedeman goes to a barbecue expert to learn the how-to of a great burger at Chef Jeff.
RELATED CONTENTEntries sought for Barn of the Year
For the third year, Friends of Minnesota Barns (FoMB) is seeking local barn owners to enter their barn into FoMB’s 2010 Barn of the Year Award contest.
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