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South Dakota conservation suffering amid ag boom, officials say
High prices for farm commodities have farmers smiling, but those profits are having a negative impact on South Dakota’s natural resources.
By Tom Lawrence , March 08, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO INSIDE: Romney holds up ND as a shining example during Fargo campaign stop
FARGO - In a brief campaign stop here Thursday morning, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney railed on the policies of Democratic President Barack Obama, while emphasizing North Dakota’s prosperous Oil Patch as a shining example of what the rest of the nation could be like under Republican leadership.
March 01, 2012
Workers escape Wadena, Minn., fairgrounds building blown down in Tuesday morning storm; building first demolished in 2010 tornado
Early morning storm destroys new steel building on Wadena Fairgrounds, still recovering from 2010 tornado
July 19, 2011
New York Mills, Minn., man spends years building model of Noah's ark
New York Mills man spent years completing project
New York Mills, Minn. - Harry Kraft was teaching Sunday school 32 years ago when he got the idea.
By Dave Olson , July 08, 2011
It takes a Christmas village
Family opens home annually to show display
Christmas is a time when we sort of accept that we’ll go a little overboard. We’ll have that second (or third) helping of pie, put up a Christmas light display that’s visible from Canada or go caroling in subzero temperatures.
By J. Shane Mercer , December 10, 2010
Turkeys are family affair
Free-range birds added to operation
Rothsay, Minn. - In the Velo family, talking turkey is serious business. For four generations the family-run farm outside Rothsay has produced the main component of thousands of Thanksgiving dinners.
By John Lamb , November 19, 2010
Kids dig in dirt for lesson
Garden plot becomes classroom
Call it a garden variety win-win. Start with a bunch of enthusiastic students from Madison Elementary and Holy Spirit Elementary schools in Fargo and a garden plot near Yunker Farm in north Fargo.
By Patrick Springer , October 15, 2010
More hungry people make use of Food Pantry's services
It’s not the sort of place that draws the attention of most people – unless they need it.
By Dave Roepke , September 10, 2010
Pig racing show in its fifth year at S.D. State Fair
HURON — Only at a State Fair can one see threemonth-old pigs sprint around a series of red pens set up like a circular race track.With competitor names such as Gov. Arnold Snorzenhauger, Miss Hamma Montana, Miss Lindsay Loham and Dale Oinkheart Jr., it’s hard not to be intrigued.
“Are you ready for some exciting pig racing action?” owner Kevin Vogel, of Sanborn, Minn., asked the crowd. “We brought with us highly trained and highly skilled professional athletes.”
By Melanie Brandert , September 03, 2010
Grain on the upswing: Shipments rebound due to demand for U.S. wheat
A jump in iron ore shipments in Duluth-Superior this year is driving a shipping rebound after a dismal 2009 season. But grain is the up-and-comer.
By Candace Renalls , August 30, 2010
More butterflies take flight this summer
They seem to be everywhere this summer — small yellow butterflies flitting around farm fields and colliding with car windshields on a regular basis.
By By Jeff Holmquist , August 27, 2010
From farm to fair
For Bernice Wenzel and Margaret Fletcher, two tractors and one friendship have stood the test of time
By Nathan Hansen , August 13, 2010
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