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Deb's Retirement
  I was eight in 1973. The time since then has seemed almost a lifetime because, for me, it almost is. It is amazing to think that for one person that same chunk of time has been a career. My ...
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15 Years Ago
It is hard to believe that fifteen years have passed by since the Flood of the Century in April 1997. That flood was preceded by what was arguably the most significant blizzard to strike the state o...
Posted on 4/5/12 at 8:16 AM
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Area farmers eligible for low-interest flood disaster loans

Farmers in 28 Minnesota counties, including Douglas County, are eligible to apply for low-interest loans through the Minnesota Rural Finance Authority (RFA) to offset the cost of losses caused by severe weather and flooding this spring.

May 29, 2009

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Flooding helps N.D. ducks

Flooding has created temporary lakes across North Dakota, and while it’s not good news for farmers trying to get into their fields, it’s great news for ducks.

May 13, 2009

AquaDam kept homes dry in flood

AquaDam kept homes dry in flood Two neighbors from the Forest River development south of Fargo had a secret weapon to fight back recent floodwaters: more water.

By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , May 01, 2009

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Mold is a growing problem in flood-damaged homes

MOORHEAD – If your home was affected in the recent flooding it could be harboring mold.

By Federal Emergency Management Agency , April 30, 2009

Choose the right soybean variety for wet and saturated soil

FARGO - Saturated soils due to excessive rainfall, overland flooding or inadequate drainage can stress soybeans enough to reduce growth and yield or even kill the plants.

By NDSU Extension Service , April 30, 2009

Farmers drowning in water worries

Farmers who’ve spent decades living and working near the James River in northern South Dakota say this spring’s flooding is the worst they’ve seen. Pastures and fields are under water. Livestock are mired in mud trying to get around feedlots. “Man oh man, losses in feed yards are big,” said Bill Richter of rural Hecla.

April 24, 2009

Letter to the editor: Stop blaming farmers for problems with rivers

I get upset with letters like Richard Betting’s in The Jamestown Sun on April 22. The thought seems to be blame the farmers. The Red, Sheyenne and James rivers just broke records established approximately 100 years ago. I don’t believe there was much drainage then and I know there were not hundreds of acres of concrete and asphalt along the rivers.

By Bruce Lindgren , April 23, 2009

Calving calamity: North Dakota cattle losses rival those of ’97

Calving calamity: North Dakota cattle losses rival those of ’97 MCLEOD, N.D. - Sometime between 3 and 6 on a recent morning, one of Scott Olerud’s newborn calves stumbled down a mound, fell into a pool of snow-melted water and drowned in the dark.

April 23, 2009

Nature tutored journalism students

Among my post-flood garbage: My class syllabi. The temperamental Red River closed Concordia College, as it did other area schools, for two weeks, so some things had to be axed from my journalism classes.

By Cathy McMullen , April 19, 2009

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Livestock assistance granted in N.D.

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said Thursday that North Dakota now has the authority to spend federal dollars marked for emergency livestock assistance, and that getting feed to stranded livestock is the first priority for those funds.

April 17, 2009

North Dakota ranchers to receive assistance

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $750,000 to assist North Dakota ranchers affected by severe winter weather and flooding this season, North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven said Friday.

By Forum staff reports , April 12, 2009

Farm Bureau assisting in flood

The North Dakota Farm Bureau Foundation and the agricultural community are assisting in flood-fighting efforts with a Buy a Sandbag for a Buck flood relief and recovery program.

April 10, 2009

FLOOD UPDATE: ND ag, petroleum industries donate $165,000 for flood relief

FARGO - Officials with North Dakota’s two largest industries say they’ve raised a combined $165,000 in donations for flood relief and recovery across the state.

April 09, 2009

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Farmers in ‘holding pattern’

Planting delay due to weather has area producers worried
The nasty spring has delayed planting, and area farmers are worried. The late start could hamper producers from preparing fields properly and keep them from planting the crops they prefer.

April 09, 2009

Midwest farmers fear repeat of ’97 year

Spring floods are receding for now, but farmers and ranchers in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota are worried that they’re on track for a repeat of the dismal year of 1997. That was the year spring blizzards and record flooding devastated cattle herds, threw crop plans into turmoil and helped send farm income plummeting 85 percent.

By By Blake Nicholson, The Associated Press , April 07, 2009

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