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How renters can cut energy bills
People renting a home or apartment have some ways to cut their energy bills and increase their comfort. "The key is to identify the biggest energy users in your situation and work to reduce those," N...
Posted on 1/27/11 at 12:26 PM
Former MDA Commissioner Elton Redalen remembered as voice for farmers
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Commissioner Gene Hugoson issued the following statement today praising the lifetime service of former MDA Commissioner Elton Redalen,...
Posted on 7/15/09 at 4:15 AM
Museum tracks Peggy Lee’s history
By Dave Olson , May 25, 2012
Pet Care: Prozac won’t end soiling
Dear Dr. Fox: My daughter’s house cat, a 9-year-old spayed female shorthair tabby, has been pooping on the floor and/or rug for the past few months.By By Dr. Michael Fox , May 25, 2012
Mike Rosmann: Depression common for farmers, ranchers
Depression is a very real problem for many farmers. Usually farmers and ranchers don’t like to talk about feeling depressed except when joking around. Like, “These prices sure make me depressed.” There are many kinds of depression.By By Mike Rosmann , May 25, 2012
Prairie Fare: Protect yourself from the sun this summer
Recently we packed away our winter hats, boots and scarves to prepare for summer. I decided we needed to pull out some floppy-brimmed hats, along with our gardening tools, mower, balls and bats.By Julie Garden-Robinson , May 25, 2012
Hortiscope: New sod should eliminate clover
Q: I’m doing some different landscaping and maintenance jobs in my hometown. I’m wondering about how to get rid of white clover in lawns other than using Roundup. I know Speedzone works, but is there any cultural way to eradicate it, such as lightly tilling and then planting grass seed? Would that work or would the clover grow back quickly?By Ron Smith , May 25, 2012
Kovels Antiques: Garden Ware meant to be half-hidden
By By Terry Kovel , May 25, 2012
Spotlight on Economics: Time to consider water quality and economic good
FARGO - North Dakota is a state with an abundance of resources and relatively few people. Because of this, the state generally has favored policies that support economic growth and has had less concern for environmental protection than other, more populous states. The economic justification for this is clear. With few people damaged by reductions in environmental quality, these damages tend to be relatively small.By Robert Herne, associate professor, NDSU Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department , May 23, 2012
Beef Talk: There is room for more cows
One advantage of keeping records is the ability to look back in time. Time changes everything, but that everything may be big for some and small for others.By Kris Ringwall, NDSU Extension Service , May 23, 2012
Tractor hobby ‘out of hand’ 
BARNESVILLE, Minn. – Gary Biewer admits his love for tractors is “a hobby that got out of hand.” The Barnesville resident collects antique tractors and runs a tractor salvage business, but his passion doesn’t end there.
By Kristen Daum , May 18, 2012
Pet Care: Dog’s warts not contagious
Dear Dr. Fox: I have a 5-year-old pug. He has several black spots that look like warts on his stomach. The veterinarian I took him to retired, so a young vet has taken over. The previous vet put him on steroids, but the new vet said she could remove them with surgery. She tells me the warts are caused by a virus.By By Dr. Michael Fox , May 18, 2012
Mike Rosmann: Did we learn our lesson from last farm crisis?
Many farm economists and some of my farmer friends, who remember the farm crisis of the 1980s, are concerned we could be heading into a similar episode. “It feels like the late 1970s,” they say.By By Mike Rosmann , May 18, 2012
Prairie Fare: Pets’ weight gain provides lesson
As I admired a dog on a leash at the pet store, her owner said, “She just had a haircut. I thought she had gotten fluffier over the winter. You can see she’s a little too chubby.”By Julie Garden-Robinson , May 18, 2012
Hortiscope: Cut diseased branches to control canker 
Q: We have a 25- to 30-foot spruce tree that has some dead or dying lower branches. At the point where the limbs connect to the trunk, there is considerable white sap oozing out.
By Ron Smith , May 18, 2012
‘Locavore’ movement grows
MONTPELIER, Vt. – A committed “locavore,” Robin McDermott once struggled to stock her kitchen with food grown within 100 miles of her Vermont home. She once drove 70 miles to buy beans and ordered a bulk shipment of oats from the neighboring Canadian province of Quebec.By Associated Press , May 18, 2012
Kovels Antiques: Chairs made of horns have unique charm
By By Terry Kovel , May 18, 2012
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