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MORRIS — The vibe among local foods proponents who gathered on the University of Minnesota-Morris campus on Feb. 23 was upbeat, and that comes after last year’s news of the loss of federal support.

“We’re seeing some new momentum ri...


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“Do you have anything on the ‘information diet’?” someone asked.

I wasn’t exactly sure what he was talking about.

I told him that we had information on identifying reliable information on the web. Then it dawned on me what he meant.

We have more information coming at us than at any time in history. Many of us would benefit from putting away our phon...


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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s war on sugar is having real impacts.

Kennedy, the secretary of health and human services secretary, in unveiling new dietary guidelines on Jan. 7 said the Trump administration is de...


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HURON, S.D. — Wool may be a solution for produce farmers looking to control weeds.

Research looking at using wool mulch on produce fields was shared at the South Dakota Specialty Producers Producer Summit in Huron, South Dakota, on Feb. 20, 2026.

“We looked at planting peppers into lots that used raw wool as a mulch and that was 3 inches thick and on the...


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A newspaper article that recently appeared in the New York Times is attention grabbing.

The Times, which lacks a reputation for paying much attention to agriculture, published a story quoting former corn and soybean association leaders and former U.S. Department of Agriculture employees about the state of the farm economy.

Their consensus was that conditions...


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