05/07/2008 12:00 AM A recent article piqued my interest in the Yard and Garden News on the University of Minnesota Extension Web site by Charlie Rohwer and Chris Currey where graduate students in the Department of Horticulture posed this question: “How do plants know when it is spring?” The article seemed appropriate to the recent late season snowstorm and the below normal temperatures that followed.
04/30/2008 12:00 AM The Minnesota Board of Animal Health confirmed April 22 that two cows on a Becker County farm died last week of anthrax, the first anthrax cases in 2008. The herd will remain under quarantine for 30 days from the day the last death occurs from anthrax.
04/30/2008 12:00 AM As the May 10 fishing opener approaches, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages anglers to visit the DNR Web site to familiarize themselves with the new 2008 Minnesota fishing regulations, which went into effect on March 1.