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With quick melting snow and warming temperatures, people are preparing to deal with the ramifications of constructive flooding, and physicians at Mayo Clinic Health System have several health-related tips people should be keep in mind when safeguarding their homes and families.
Floodwater may be...
by Jeff De Young
Iowa Farmer Today
Combine a short and expensive hay supply with a snowy winter, and producers are left scrambling as they work to keep cows in condition until spring.
Denise Schwab, Iowa State University Extension beef specialist in Vinton, Iowa, says there are several options...
Few things are more satisfying than biting into a fresh tomato right from the garden or seasoning a meal with herbs picked from a windowsill greenhouse. Restaurants recognize the value of such experiences, and more and more are relying on locally sourced products in their kitchens.
The farm-to-...
by Bonnie Kay Baldwin
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As a feature for ag week, the Graphic interviewed a couple from Kiester, Minn. who have been certified organic farmers since 1995.
The Organic Farming Research Foundation describes organic farming as “agriculture that makes healthy food, healthy soils,...
by garth tai-shen ahnie
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The traditional wedding, as we know it today, has not been around for as long as we think. Yet, some of the customs that make up a “proper” wedding, find their origins in bygone superstitions. The weddings of today still make use of these “activities,”...
by Marissa Gasper
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First, for those that may not be familiar with the acronym, LDR stand for “long distance relationship” and is frequently used as a placeholder for the term online and on social media. I will also be utilizing it on-and-off throughout this segment, so this...
by April McCormick-Quinlan
When Alex was ready to propose, he recruited most of our friends from college to help him. First thing he did, was ask his best man, Josh, to dress up as my favorite regeneration of the Doctor from Doctor Who, and take me on a crazy adventure through our whole...
by Bonnie Kay Baldwin
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A romantic engagement took place for Hannah Holstad (LMHS 2015) and Marine Corporal Tyler Knudtson, (LMHS 2013). One quite unique, as engagements go. The date was Dec. 30, 2016 in Maple Grove, Minn.
“We were ice skating on the Loop to celebrate my...
by Bonnie Kay Baldwin
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Sara and Warren Brackey had no idea what direction their life would take when their daughter, Jordynn Weiland, got married in 2015. The journey began when Jordynn wanted to get married in their backyard on the farm, near Joice, in northeast Iowa.
“We had...
As our environment changes, one question always remains
. . . How is our changing environment affecting our wildlife, especially our birds? Unfortunately, there aren’t enough professional scientists to study all the various bird species and observe how their populations are changing. But, we do...
