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Always Follow Farm Safety Guidelines
Agriculture is routinely ranked among the most dangerous professions around the world.
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Challenges facing the agricultural sector
Since the World Health Organization declared the global pandemic in early 2020, businesses big and small have faced significant challenges.
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Jetting off for a summer vacation? How to eat and drink to minimize jet lag
Jet lag threatens to turn even a dream vacation into a slog.
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4-H a Harvest of Achievements 2026
Ramsey County 4-H Achievement Days and the Lake Region Livestock Expo were held June 17–19 at the Ramsey County Fairgrounds, bringing together more than 70 4-H members and over 25 Cloverbud members for three days of learning, competition, and celebration.
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Out of the Darkness Walk returns in September to Ruger Park
September is National Suicide Prevention month, and the Lake Region Out of the Darkness Walk returns to Devils Lake on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Ruger Park. The Lake Region Suicide Prevention Coalition (LRSPC) will again partner with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for the event, now in its ninth…
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USDA restoring prevented plant buy-up option for producers
WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, recently secured agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restore the prevented plant buy-up option under crop insurance. At a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, the senator and…
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Prairie Fare: Five questions every grill master should answer
“What’s for dinner?” I asked my neighbor, who was opening the cover of his grill in the backyard next to ours.
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Summer heat brings increased risk of toxic cyanobacteria
As temperatures rise, so should agricultural producers’ caution around toxins on their operations.
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Dakota Gardener: The weed problem
Weeds are always a problem in the garden or an ornamental landscape. There are always more weeds than there is time to weed, and with the amount of rain that we have received as of late, they are growing, well, like weeds.
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Today in History: August 4: Beginnings of the U.S. Coast Guard
Today is Tuesday, Aug. 4, the 216th day of 2026. There are 149 days left in the year.