Breckenridge Cowgirls postpone season-opening volleyball match
Breckenridge Athletic Director Chad Fredericksen said in an email Wednesday that the Breckenridge Cowgirls’ season-opening volleyball match at home against Frazee on Thursday has been postponed. The postponement includes the varsity, B, C and 9th-grade matches. No
Spiekermeier accused of missappropriating funds from Giants Snacks
Minnesota District Court of of Fergus Falls documents obtained by KBMW show a complaint by Giant Snacks against Lucy Spiekermeier in the allegation of stealing or misappropriating up to $600,000. The complaint, filed on Oct. 1, claims
Farmers Showing More Optimism in Monthly Ag Economy Barometer
U.S. agricultural producers became more optimistic again in September. The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed to 156, the highest reading for the index since the pandemic began last winter and 12 points higher than
Barchart Releases Updated Production and Yield Forecast
Barchart released its October production forecast Tuesday, estimating a corn yield decrease compared to the September forecast. The company estimates corn production at 15.1 billion bushels, with a season yield of 178.2 bushels per acre. For
Corteva: Dry Conditions May Result in 2021 Herbicide Carryover Injuries
Corteva warns farmers current drought conditions in the Corn Belt could cause herbicide carryover in 2021. The concentration of herbicide remaining in the soil at next season’s planting may be too high if dry conditions persist.
NMPF Supports Efforts to Modernize Animal ID and Disease Traceability Requirement
The National Milk Producers Federation submitted comments supporting a Department of Agriculture proposal on the use of Radio Frequency Identification Tags. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposes RFID tags as Official Identification in cattle
California Wildfires Burn Record 4 Million Acres
Wildfires in California have burned a record four-plus million acres this year, an area larger than Connecticut. The figure is more than twice the acreage burned in the previous record year, 2018. Five of the top
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Baesler announces schools to receive free cloth masks
Students at North Dakota’s public and nonpublic schools will be receiving cloth masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19, state School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler said Tuesday. North Dakota is receiving almost 160,000 masks, an allocation based
Wahpeton superintendent sends e-mail updating COVID policy
Wahpeton School Superintendent Rick Jacobson sent an e-mail to Wahpeton parents on Wednesday, updating the current COVID-19 situation at the schools. Jacobson said Wahpeton has had only one positive student case so far this school year. That