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Minnesota’s 2025 Walk-In Access program is open for enrollment

Enrollment is open for Minnesota’s 2025 Walk-In Access program, which pays landowners to allow public access on private lands. Since 2011, the Walk-In Access program has enrolled parcels of 40 acres or larger with high-quality natural cover. These parcels are usually enrolled in conservation programs like the Conservation Reserve Program or Reinvest in Minnesota. Although […]

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WASHINGTON SCHOOL HOLDS ELECTION DAY FOR STUDENTS

Washington School combined two ongoing programs to provide an opportunity for School Readiness and Kindergarten students to learn about citizenship through the voting process, using the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) and the Citizenship Pillar of the Respect Counts Program.  Mrs. Denice Oliver, Principal at Washington School, directs the Respect Counts Program, where students

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KLOBUCHAR, SMITH ANNOUNCE EXTENSION OF CROP INSURANCE PREMIUM FLEXIBILITY FOR FARMERS

 U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced that the United Sates Department of Agriculture (USDA) is deferring accrual of interest on 2019 crop year insurance premiums to support farmers affected by recent flooding and extreme weather. Producers will now have until January 31, 2020, to

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CHEDA BOARD MOVES FORWARD WITH PERMITTING FOR EPITOME ENERGY

The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday morning to discuss two topics, invoices for permitting for Epitome Energy and the 2020 CHEDA final budget.  The board voted unanimously to pay the invoices from Sunde Engineering and Wenck Associates for permitting as recommended by the advisory committee.  Kurt Heldstab,

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GLACIAL RIDGE NWR, AMERICA’S LARGEST PRAIRIE-WETLAND RESTORATION, CELEBRATES 15 YEARS

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are celebrating Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (GRNWR), which was established 15 years ago this week to preserve and restore the imperiled tallgrass prairie ecosystem in Minnesota. Take a moment to learn about this special place and how we work collaboratively to protect America’s precious prairie and wetlands. Prairies

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