COUNTRY
Greenway cross-country skiing update
A column I wrote back in January complaining about the lack of snow proves once again you have to be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. Weve got snow, more is on the way, and it...
Posted on 3/15/13 at 10:41 AM
These twins are fast! Ranked among the state's best.
By Lori Mork lmork@echopress.com Bethany and MeganHasz finished thirdand sixth respectivelyat the State Class AAcross country meet. Cardinal freshman BethanyHasz set a new personal besttime of 14...
Posted on 11/8/12 at 2:40 PM
Golfing at the China Country Club
Hello Readers! The 'ole fundraising thermometer for my book project is creeping up near the half-way point. That's a good thing, too, because the clock has ticked past the half-way point of my 30 day ...
Posted on 5/26/12 at 8:33 AM
Mr. Ferdig Goes to City Hall
Just before Christmas, I visited the mayor's office here in Minneapolis. You ever visit your mayor? You might want to try it sometime. :) Here's what happened, and here's a post about advocacy, those ...
Posted on 1/7/12 at 9:33 PM
Apparent rock shortage in canoe country
Thomas Wahlstrom, a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer at Tofte focused his enforcement action in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness this past week, along with other...
Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:36 PM
Chronic disease and self-management course offered
CentraCare Health System, Long Prairie, is offering a six week Chronic Disease and Self-Management course starting October 10.September 26, 2012
MDA report shows profitability
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) released a new report detailing the financial performance of nine types of specialty crops in Minnesota.September 26, 2012
Growing Green - Blossom drop impacts tomatoes, peppers, other plants
Our Douglas County Fair week brought lots of questions from gardeners noticing unusual happenings in their vegetable gardens. From beans blooming but not producing, to potatoes not blooming, to very late tomatoes, vegetable gardeners around the area are dealing with many problems they have not had to face in previous years.By Robin Trott, U of M Extension educator , September 19, 2012
Free, downloadable recycling bin signs available
Free, downloadable recycling signs are now available from the Recycling Association of Minnesota (RAM).September 19, 2012
Cross country: West Central Area's VanKempen first at Detroit Lakes
September 12, 2012
Growing green - Dealing with yellow jackets
This odd summer has brought many pests out in great numbers. As the days shorten and the nights cool, the yellow jackets will be out in legions to get one last snack in before the cold winter.By Robin Trott, U of M Extension educator , September 12, 2012
Internal Revenue Service forms see changes
Farm Service Agency (FSA) state executive director Linda Hennen announced that 2012 brings several changes to the way FSA reports a producer’s farm program payments to the producer and to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In past years, IRS Form 1099-G would be issued to show all program payments received from the FSA, regardless of the amount.September 12, 2012
4-H day camp includes 'farmtastic fun'
September 12, 2012
BWSR authorizes emergency haying and grazing of RIM acres
The Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) recently announced that it will authorize emergency haying and grazing of Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) acres for 70 counties, including Douglas County, affected by drought conditions.September 05, 2012
Get your apple a day a little earlier this fall
September 05, 2012
When are melons ready to pick?
As a gardener, it seems so easy, just plant, grow, harvest, cut and eat. The most important step of this process is harvesting; it may also prove to be the most challenging. Harvesting is key, once the melon is harvested, it will not continue to ripen.By Janelle Lanoue, U of M Extension intern , August 29, 2012
Local youth attend Farm Bureau Red, White and You Conference
August 29, 2012
Are aster yellows infecting your plants?
Upon walking into your garden, you notice many varieties of your plants appear to have lost color and are beginning to grow in bizarre shapes. You notice a reduction in the yield and quality of your vegetables, and many plants appear to be stunted. There appears to be no rhyme or reason to the unusual qualities of the plants, and it isn’t just affecting one species; it is affecting them all. What you have is an outbreak of aster yellows.By Janelle Lanoue, U of M Extension intern , August 22, 2012
Minnesota Department of Agriculture confirms new fruit pest
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has confirmed a new fruit pest, the spotted wing drosophila (SWD), in Minnesota. SWD is an invasive pest of Asian origin that was first detected in California in 2008 and has since spread to several western and eastern states.August 22, 2012
MPCA seeks comments on swine facility
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) invites public comment on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for a proposed total confinement swine facility in Todd County 11 miles west of Long Prairie. The 30-day comment period ends August 23.August 15, 2012
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